diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/buildsettings.d b/source/dub/compilers/buildsettings.d
index beebd0f..16de290 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/buildsettings.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/buildsettings.d
@@ -277,9 +277,10 @@
 	deprecationErrors = 1<<19,    /// Stop compilation upon usage of deprecated features (-de)
 	property = 1<<20,             /// DEPRECATED: Enforce property syntax (-property)
 	profileGC = 1<<21,            /// Profile runtime allocations
+	pic = 1<<22,                  /// Generate position independent code
 	// for internal usage
-	_docs = 1<<22,                // Write ddoc to docs
-	_ddox = 1<<23,                // Compile docs.json
+	_docs = 1<<23,                // Write ddoc to docs
+	_ddox = 1<<24                 // Compile docs.json
 }
 
 	struct BuildOptions {
@@ -326,4 +327,5 @@
 	| BuildOption.noBoundsCheck | BuildOption.profile | BuildOption.ignoreUnknownPragmas
 	| BuildOption.syntaxOnly | BuildOption.warnings	| BuildOption.warningsAsErrors
 	| BuildOption.ignoreDeprecations | BuildOption.deprecationWarnings
-	| BuildOption.deprecationErrors | BuildOption.property | BuildOption.profileGC;
+	| BuildOption.deprecationErrors | BuildOption.property | BuildOption.profileGC
+	| BuildOption.pic;
diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d b/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d
index 0295a64..3cbbc3b 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 		}
 
 		version (Posix) {
-			if (settings.targetType == TargetType.dynamicLibrary)
+			if (settings.options & BuildOption.pic)
 				settings.addDFlags("-fPIC");
 		}
 
diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/gdc.d b/source/dub/compilers/gdc.d
index 7a20f54..8cae806 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/gdc.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/gdc.d
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 			settings.lflags = null;
 		}
 
-		if (settings.targetType == TargetType.dynamicLibrary)
+		if (settings.options & BuildOption.pic)
 			settings.addDFlags("-fPIC");
 
 		assert(fields & BuildSetting.dflags);
diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/ldc.d b/source/dub/compilers/ldc.d
index 8953e5e..491c86a 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/ldc.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/ldc.d
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 			settings.lflags = null;
 		}
 
-		if (settings.targetType == TargetType.dynamicLibrary)
+		if (settings.options & BuildOption.pic)
 			settings.addDFlags("-relocation-model=pic");
 
 		assert(fields & BuildSetting.dflags);
diff --git a/source/dub/generators/generator.d b/source/dub/generators/generator.d
index 7938cc7..7865d9e 100644
--- a/source/dub/generators/generator.d
+++ b/source/dub/generators/generator.d
@@ -188,6 +188,10 @@
 			main_files ~= buildsettings.mainSourceFile;
 		}
 
+		// set pic for dynamic library builds.
+		if (buildsettings.targetType == TargetType.dynamicLibrary)
+			buildsettings.addOptions(BuildOption.pic);
+
 		logDiagnostic("Generate target %s (%s %s %s)", pack.name, buildsettings.targetType, buildsettings.targetPath, buildsettings.targetName);
 		if (is_target)
 			targets[pack.name] = TargetInfo(pack, [pack], configs[pack.name], buildsettings, null);