diff --git a/src/blackconfig/CMakeLists.txt b/src/blackconfig/CMakeLists.txt
index 79857b22a..4351f1159 100644
--- a/src/blackconfig/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/blackconfig/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ target_include_directories(blackconfig
         ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src
         ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
 )
+set_property(TARGET blackconfig PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
diff --git a/third_party/simplecrypt/CMakeLists.txt b/third_party/simplecrypt/CMakeLists.txt
index bdf630486..80f59452a 100644
--- a/third_party/simplecrypt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/third_party/simplecrypt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ target_include_directories(SimpleCrypt
     PUBLIC
         ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party
 )
+set_property(TARGET SimpleCrypt PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)