diff --git a/libkml.spec b/libkml.spec
index 0ba525a..f883091 100644
--- a/libkml.spec
+++ b/libkml.spec
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ cp -a %{SOURCE1} .
 
 
 %build
+%global optflags %{optflags} -fPIC
 %cmake -DWITH_SWIG=ON -DWITH_PYTHON=ON -DWITH_JAVA=ON \
   -DJNI_INSTALL_DIR=%{_libdir}/%{name} \
   -DCMAKE_INSTALL_DIR=%{_libdir}/cmake/%{name} \