diff --git a/srcpkgs/mupdf/template b/srcpkgs/mupdf/template
index 413a0d216d8..8aeeede7cf4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mupdf/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mupdf/template
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ do_configure() {
 }
 
 do_build() {
+	CFLAGS+=" -fPIC"
 	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 		make CROSSCOMPILE=yes CURL_LIBS='-lcurl -lpthread' build=release
 	else