diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/phonon-backend-gstreamer/qt5/old.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/phonon-backend-gstreamer/qt5/old.nix
index bc34d249b46..feaa743aca7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/phonon-backend-gstreamer/qt5/old.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/phonon-backend-gstreamer/qt5/old.nix
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ]
   ++ optional debug "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug";
 
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-fPIC";
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = http://phonon.kde.org/;
     description = "GStreamer backend for Phonon";