diff --git a/package/luarocks/luarocks.mk b/package/luarocks/luarocks.mk
index 85b6866937..6cfd92e4cf 100644
--- a/package/luarocks/luarocks.mk
+++ b/package/luarocks/luarocks.mk
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ define HOST_LUAROCKS_INSTALL_CMDS
 	echo "   LUA_LIBDIR = [[$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib]],"      >> $(LUAROCKS_CONFIG_FILE)
 	echo "   CC = [[$(TARGET_CC)]],"                        >> $(LUAROCKS_CONFIG_FILE)
 	echo "   LD = [[$(TARGET_CC)]],"                        >> $(LUAROCKS_CONFIG_FILE)
-	echo "   CFLAGS = [[$(TARGET_CFLAGS)]],"                >> $(LUAROCKS_CONFIG_FILE)
+	echo "   CFLAGS = [[$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -fPIC]],"          >> $(LUAROCKS_CONFIG_FILE)
 	echo "   LIBFLAG = [[-shared $(TARGET_LDFLAGS)]],"      >> $(LUAROCKS_CONFIG_FILE)
 	echo "}"                                                >> $(LUAROCKS_CONFIG_FILE)
 	echo "external_deps_dirs = { [[$(STAGING_DIR)/usr]] }"  >> $(LUAROCKS_CONFIG_FILE)