diff --git a/lib/poems/Makefile.g++ b/lib/poems/Makefile.g++
index ce6de4ea8f..ca870456bc 100644
--- a/lib/poems/Makefile.g++
+++ b/lib/poems/Makefile.g++
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ OBJ =   $(SRC:.cpp=.o)
 # ------ SETTINGS ------
 
 CC =	        g++
-CCFLAGS =       -O -g -Wall #-Wno-deprecated
+CCFLAGS =       -O -g -fPIC -Wall #-Wno-deprecated
 ARCHIVE =	ar
 ARCHFLAG =	-rc
 DEPFLAGS =      -M
diff --git a/lib/poems/Makefile.icc b/lib/poems/Makefile.icc
index 833a2f1d58..8cdb268910 100644
--- a/lib/poems/Makefile.icc
+++ b/lib/poems/Makefile.icc
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ OBJ =   $(SRC:.cpp=.o)
 # ------ SETTINGS ------
 
 CC =		icc
-CCFLAGS =       -O -Wall -Wcheck -wd869,981,1572
+CCFLAGS =       -O -fPIC -Wall -Wcheck -wd869,981,1572
 ARCHIVE =	ar
 ARCHFLAG =	-rc
 DEPFLAGS =      -M
diff --git a/lib/poems/Makefile.storm b/lib/poems/Makefile.storm
index d2c112c3ee..52cfe8b4af 100644
--- a/lib/poems/Makefile.storm
+++ b/lib/poems/Makefile.storm
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ OBJ =   $(SRC:.cpp=.o)
 # ------ SETTINGS ------
 
 CC =	        CC
-CCFLAGS =       -O -g -Wall #-Wno-deprecated
+CCFLAGS =       -O -fPIC -g -Wall #-Wno-deprecated
 ARCHIVE =	ar
 ARCHFLAG =	-rc
 DEPFLAGS =      -M