diff --git a/srcpkgs/cdparanoia/template b/srcpkgs/cdparanoia/template
index 3f9e4dd414a..8250b9211b9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cdparanoia/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cdparanoia/template
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ long_desc="
  data verification, synchronization, error handling and scratch
  reconstruction capability."
 
+CFLAGS="-fPIC"
+
 pre_configure() {
 	autoreconf -i
 }