diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 9ebc14f..25e3704 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -344,8 +344,8 @@ if not get_option('qt5').disabled()
     executable(
       'jalv.qt5',
       sources + files('src/jalv_qt.cpp') + [jalv_qt5_meta_cpp],
-      c_args: c_suppressions + platform_defines + suil_defines,
-      cpp_args: cpp_suppressions + platform_defines + suil_defines,
+      c_args: c_suppressions + platform_defines + suil_defines + '-fPIC',
+      cpp_args: cpp_suppressions + platform_defines + suil_defines + '-fPIC',
       dependencies: common_dependencies + [qt5_dep, suil_dep],
       include_directories: include_directories('src'),
       install: true,