diff --git a/dav1d.spec b/dav1d.spec
index 90a9cd0..2114519 100644
--- a/dav1d.spec
+++ b/dav1d.spec
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ Development files for dav1d, the AV1 cross-platform Decoder.
 
 
 %build
+# https://code.videolan.org/videolan/dav1d/issues/221
+%ifarch %{arm}
+export CFLAGS+="%optflags -fPIC"
+%endif
 %meson --buildtype=release
 
 %meson_build