diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-cmake-options.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-cmake-options.yml
index abcc6703..46c93a96 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-cmake-options.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-cmake-options.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
         cmake -B ${{ github.workspace }}/build -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${{ github.workspace }}/build
         cd ${{ github.workspace }}/build
         export VERBOSE=1
-        make install -j$(nproc) 
+        make install -j$(nproc)
 
     - name: CMake Release install
       run: |
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
         cmake -B ${{ github.workspace }}/build -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${{ github.workspace }}/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
         cd ${{ github.workspace }}/build
         export VERBOSE=1
-        make install -j$(nproc) 
+        make install -j$(nproc)
 
     - name: CMake Debug install
       run: |
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
         cmake -B ${{ github.workspace }}/build -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${{ github.workspace }}/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
         cd ${{ github.workspace }}/build
         export VERBOSE=1
-        make install -j$(nproc) 
+        make install -j$(nproc)
 
     - name: CMake RelWithDebInfo install
       run: |
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
         cmake -B ${{ github.workspace }}/build -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${{ github.workspace }}/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo
         cd ${{ github.workspace }}/build
         export VERBOSE=1
-        make install -j$(nproc) 
+        make install -j$(nproc)
 
     - name: CMake Custom build install
       run: |
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         cmake --version
         rm -rf ${{ github.workspace }}/build
-        cmake -B ${{ github.workspace }}/build -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${{ github.workspace }}/build -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-O2 -g -fPIC"
+        cmake -B ${{ github.workspace }}/build -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${{ github.workspace }}/build -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-O2 -g"
         cd ${{ github.workspace }}/build
         export VERBOSE=1
         make install -j$(nproc)
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
         export CXXFLAGS="-grecord-gcc-switches"
         export CFLAGS="-fstack-protector-strong"
         export LDFLAGS="-Wl,-z,now"
-        cmake -B ${{ github.workspace }}/build -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${{ github.workspace }}/build -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_CUSTOM:STRING="-O2 -g -fPIC" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=CUSTOM
+        cmake -B ${{ github.workspace }}/build -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${{ github.workspace }}/build -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_CUSTOM:STRING="-O2 -g" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=CUSTOM
         cd ${{ github.workspace }}/build
         export VERBOSE=1
         make install -j$(nproc)
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1630bc81..e3de93a8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ project(PCM)
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED True)
-# set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
+set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 
 
 option(PCM_NO_ASAN "Disable address sanitizer" OFF)
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ if(UNIX)  # APPLE, LINUX, FREE_BSD
     message(STATUS "initial CMAKE_C_FLAGS: ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}")
 
     # required PCM common flags
-    set (PCM_COMMON_FLAGS "-Wno-unknown-pragmas -fPIC -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=\"${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}\"")
+    set (PCM_COMMON_FLAGS "-Wno-unknown-pragmas -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=\"${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}\"")
 
     if(LINUX)
        set (PCM_COMMON_FLAGS "${PCM_COMMON_FLAGS} -Wextra -DPCM_USE_PERF")
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 2e0b7fe2..b0b22152 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ if(UNIX)  # LINUX, FREE_BSD, APPLE
       $<$<CONFIG:RelWithDebInfo>:PCM_SILENT>
     )
 
-    target_compile_options(PCM_STATIC_SILENT PRIVATE "-fPIC")
+    set_target_properties(PCM_STATIC_SILENT PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 
     # libpcm.so
     add_library(PCM_SHARED SHARED pcm-core.cpp)