diff --git a/lib/libnv/Makefile b/lib/libnv/Makefile
index b13758931c4e..854cd2c7f3f3 100644
--- a/lib/libnv/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libnv/Makefile
@@ -1,23 +1,24 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 SHLIBDIR?= /lib
 
 .include <src.opts.mk>
 
 PACKAGE=	runtime
 LIB=	nv
 SHLIB_MAJOR= 0
 
 .PATH: ${SRCTOP}/sys/contrib/libnv ${SRCTOP}/sys/sys
 CFLAGS+=-I${.CURDIR}
+CFLAGS+=-fPIC
 
 SRCS=	cnvlist.c
 SRCS+=	dnvlist.c
 SRCS+=	msgio.c
 SRCS+=	nvlist.c
 SRCS+=	bsd_nvpair.c
 
 HAS_TESTS=
 SUBDIR.${MK_TESTS}+= tests
 
 .include <bsd.lib.mk>