diff --git a/net/usockets/Makefile b/net/usockets/Makefile
index 0fecfee0aa8d..3d7dca6cfb18 100644
--- a/net/usockets/Makefile
+++ b/net/usockets/Makefile
@@ -1,39 +1,40 @@
 PORTNAME=	usockets
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 DISTVERSION=	0.8.7
 CATEGORIES=	net devel
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Minuscule eventing, networking, and crypto for async applications
 WWW=		https://github.com/uNetworking/uSockets
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BROKEN_riscv64=		fails to build: Hard-float 'd' ABI can't be used for a target that doesn't support the D instruction set extension
 
 USES=		compiler:c++17-lang gmake ssl # c++17 only for temp C_++ code, otherwise it is c11
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	uNetworking
 GH_PROJECT=	uSockets
 
 MAKE_ARGS=	WITH_OPENSSL=1
+CFLAGS+=	-fPIC # -fPIC is required for the build to succeed, see https://github.com/uNetworking/uSockets/issues/217
 CXXFLAGS+=	-fPIC
 
 ALL_TARGET=	default
 
 PLIST_FILES=	include/libusockets.h \
 		lib/libuSockets.so
 
 do-install:
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/src/libusockets.h ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/include
 	${INSTALL_LIB} ${WRKSRC}/libuSockets.so ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib
 
 do-test: # tests fail to compile: https://github.com/uNetworking/uSockets/issues/213
 	cd ${WRKSRC} && \
 		${CC} ${CFLAGS} -o test tests/sni_test.c ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/libuSockets.so && \
 		./test
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>