diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gsm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gsm/default.nix
index f13d055520b..aab08d52ca1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gsm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gsm/default.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     makeFlags="$makeFlags INSTALL_ROOT=$out"
   '';
 
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-fPIC";
+
   parallelBuild = false;
 
   meta = {