diff --git a/bulkdata/src/Makefile b/bulkdata/src/Makefile
index 1d6103234..9f2d97311 100644
--- a/bulkdata/src/Makefile
+++ b/bulkdata/src/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ LIB = libbulkdata.so
 PROG_OBJS = bulkdata.o common.o config.o http.o log.o report.o times.o buci.o
 LIB_OBJS = datamodel.o
 
-PROG_CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS) -Wall -Werror
+PROG_CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS) -Wall -Werror -fPIC
 PROG_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -lubus -luci -lubox -ljson-c -lcurl -lblobmsg_json -lbbfdm
 LIB_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -lbbf_api