diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index ac968e00..d9ce4386 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ cmake(
         "SDBUSCPP_BUILD_DOCS": "OFF",
         "BUILD_SHARED_LIBS": "OFF",
         "SDBUSCPP_SDBUS_LIB": "systemd",
+        "CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE": "ON",
     },
     env = {
         # CMake still needs pkg-config to pass its internal configuration checks for systemd