diff --git a/deps/quickjs/Makefile b/deps/quickjs/Makefile
index cf88a72..2643deb 100644
--- a/deps/quickjs/Makefile
+++ b/deps/quickjs/Makefile
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ CONFIG_BIGNUM=y

 OBJDIR=.obj

+# force -fPIC for compilation
+CFLAGS += -fPIC
+
 ifdef CONFIG_ASAN
 OBJDIR:=$(OBJDIR)/asan
 endif