diff --git a/packages/network/libnl/package.mk b/packages/network/libnl/package.mk
index be274f6cca..bceb151842 100644
--- a/packages/network/libnl/package.mk
+++ b/packages/network/libnl/package.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ PKG_SITE="https://github.com/thom311/libnl"
 PKG_URL="https://github.com/thom311/libnl/releases/download/libnl${PKG_VERSION//./_}/libnl-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz"
 PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain"
 PKG_LONGDESC="A library for applications dealing with netlink socket."
+PKG_BUILD_FLAGS="+pic"
 
 PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--enable-static \
                            --disable-shared \