diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d b/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d
index 686b8d5..8ee4a60 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
 				settings.addDFlags("-lib");
 				break;
 			case TargetType.dynamicLibrary:
-				settings.addDFlags("-shared");
+				settings.addDFlags("-shared", "-fPIC");
 				break;
 		}
 
diff --git a/source/dub/generators/build.d b/source/dub/generators/build.d
index a63302e..fd18b1c 100644
--- a/source/dub/generators/build.d
+++ b/source/dub/generators/build.d
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@
 			else enum tempobjname = "temp.o";
 			Path tempobj = Path(buildsettings.targetPath) ~ tempobjname;
 
+			if (buildsettings.targetType == TargetType.dynamicLibrary)
+				buildsettings.addDFlags("-shared", "-fPIC");
+
 			// setup linker command line
 			auto lbuildsettings = buildsettings;
 			lbuildsettings.sourceFiles = lbuildsettings.sourceFiles.filter!(f => f.endsWith(".lib"))().array();