diff --git a/src/leveldb/Makefile b/src/leveldb/Makefile
index 2bd2cadcdd..63120a2603 100644
--- a/src/leveldb/Makefile
+++ b/src/leveldb/Makefile
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ $(shell CC="$(CC)" CXX="$(CXX)" TARGET_OS="$(TARGET_OS)" \
 # this file is generated by the previous line to set build flags and sources
 include build_config.mk
 
-CFLAGS += -I. -I./include $(PLATFORM_CCFLAGS) $(OPT)
-CXXFLAGS += -I. -I./include $(PLATFORM_CXXFLAGS) $(OPT)
+CFLAGS += -fPIC -I. -I./include $(PLATFORM_CCFLAGS) $(OPT)
+CXXFLAGS += -fPIC -I. -I./include $(PLATFORM_CXXFLAGS) $(OPT)
 
 LDFLAGS += $(PLATFORM_LDFLAGS)
 LIBS += $(PLATFORM_LIBS)