diff --git a/odb.pri b/odb.pri
index 16b8675..44fb68f 100644
--- a/odb.pri
+++ b/odb.pri
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ ODB_FLAGS += -I $$PWD/core
 ODB_FLAGS += -I $$PWD/qdecimal/src
 ODB_FLAGS += -I $$PWD/qdecimal/decnumber
 ODB_FLAGS += $$ODB_OTHER_INCLUDES
-ODB_FLAGS += -x -std=c++11
+ODB_FLAGS += -x -std=c++11 -x -fPIC
 
 win32 {
     ODB_FLAGS += -I $$ODB_INCLUDE_PREFIX/libodb-2.4.0