--- a/CMakeLists.txt	2019-09-18 21:59:25.000000000 +0000
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt	2020-12-10 14:14:05.462435162 +0000
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
   target_link_libraries(opentracing-static ${LIBRARIES})
   # Windows generates a lib and dll files for a shared library. using the same name will override the lib file generated by the shared target
   if (NOT WIN32)
-    set_target_properties(opentracing-static PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME opentracing)
+    set_target_properties(opentracing-static PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME opentracing POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
   endif()
   target_compile_definitions(opentracing-static PUBLIC OPENTRACING_STATIC)
   target_include_directories(opentracing-static INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include/>")
