diff --git a/package/flatbuffers/flatbuffers.mk b/package/flatbuffers/flatbuffers.mk
index 9d286bf9e1..487d85ee1f 100644
--- a/package/flatbuffers/flatbuffers.mk
+++ b/package/flatbuffers/flatbuffers.mk
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ FLATBUFFERS_DEPENDENCIES = host-flatbuffers
 
 FLATBUFFERS_CONF_OPTS += \
 	-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-std=c++11" \
+	-DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=ON \
 	-DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
 	-DFLATBUFFERS_FLATC_EXECUTABLE=$(HOST_DIR)/bin/flatc