diff --git a/cmake/common/helpers_common.cmake b/cmake/common/helpers_common.cmake
index 702cb81..1d06adb 100644
--- a/cmake/common/helpers_common.cmake
+++ b/cmake/common/helpers_common.cmake
@@ -134,4 +134,8 @@ if(EXISTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/plugin-support.c.in")
     PRIVATE plugin-support.c
     PUBLIC src/plugin-support.h)
   target_include_directories(plugin-support PUBLIC "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src")
+  if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+    # add fPIC
+    set_property(TARGET plugin-support PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
+  endif()
 endif()