diff --git a/quickjs/Makefile b/quickjs/Makefile
index fd9afd4de..d5388785d 100644
--- a/quickjs/Makefile
+++ b/quickjs/Makefile
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ MAKE_FLAGS = \
 	EXTRA_LIBS="-latomic" \
 	CROSS_PREFIX="$(TARGET_CROSS)"
 
+# Ensure the static library is built with position independent code so it can
+# be linked into shared objects.
+TARGET_CFLAGS += -fPIC
+
 define Build/Compile
 	# The upstream Makefile uses the same CFLAGS for host and target builds,
 	# which breaks cross-compilation. We work around this by first building