diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 7ee4563b6e..95d062a63d 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ if(BUILD_OMP)
     target_compile_definitions(lammps PRIVATE -DLAMMPS_OMP_COMPAT=3)
   endif()
   target_link_libraries(lammps PRIVATE OpenMP::OpenMP_CXX)
+  target_link_libraries(lmp PRIVATE OpenMP::OpenMP_CXX)
 endif()
 
 if(PKG_MSCG OR PKG_ATC OR PKG_AWPMD OR PKG_ML-QUIP OR PKG_LATTE)
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/Packages/KOKKOS.cmake b/cmake/Modules/Packages/KOKKOS.cmake
index ebc5adff5b..8bd3ca7cae 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/Packages/KOKKOS.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/Packages/KOKKOS.cmake
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ if(DOWNLOAD_KOKKOS)
   endforeach()
   message(STATUS "KOKKOS download requested - we will build our own")
   list(APPEND KOKKOS_LIB_BUILD_ARGS "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=<INSTALL_DIR>")
+  # build KOKKOS downloaded libraries as static libraries but with PIC, if needed
+  list(APPEND KOKKOS_LIB_BUILD_ARGS "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF")
   if(CMAKE_REQUEST_PIC)
     list(APPEND KOKKOS_LIB_BUILD_ARGS ${CMAKE_REQUEST_PIC})
   endif()
@@ -47,18 +49,22 @@ if(DOWNLOAD_KOKKOS)
     URL     ${KOKKOS_URL}
     URL_MD5 ${KOKKOS_MD5}
     CMAKE_ARGS ${KOKKOS_LIB_BUILD_ARGS}
-    BUILD_BYPRODUCTS <INSTALL_DIR>/lib/libkokkoscore.a
+    BUILD_BYPRODUCTS <INSTALL_DIR>/lib/libkokkoscore.a <INSTALL_DIR>/lib/libkokkoscontainers.a
   )
   ExternalProject_get_property(kokkos_build INSTALL_DIR)
   file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${INSTALL_DIR}/include)
-  add_library(LAMMPS::KOKKOS UNKNOWN IMPORTED)
-  set_target_properties(LAMMPS::KOKKOS PROPERTIES
+  add_library(LAMMPS::KOKKOSCORE UNKNOWN IMPORTED)
+  add_library(LAMMPS::KOKKOSCONTAINERS UNKNOWN IMPORTED)
+  set_target_properties(LAMMPS::KOKKOSCORE PROPERTIES
     IMPORTED_LOCATION "${INSTALL_DIR}/lib/libkokkoscore.a"
     INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${INSTALL_DIR}/include"
     INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS})
-  target_link_libraries(lammps PRIVATE LAMMPS::KOKKOS)
-  target_link_libraries(lmp PRIVATE LAMMPS::KOKKOS)
-  add_dependencies(LAMMPS::KOKKOS kokkos_build)
+  set_target_properties(LAMMPS::KOKKOSCONTAINERS PROPERTIES
+    IMPORTED_LOCATION "${INSTALL_DIR}/lib/libkokkoscontainers.a")
+  target_link_libraries(lammps PRIVATE LAMMPS::KOKKOSCORE LAMMPS::KOKKOSCONTAINERS)
+  target_link_libraries(lmp PRIVATE LAMMPS::KOKKOSCORE LAMMPS::KOKKOSCONTAINERS)
+  add_dependencies(LAMMPS::KOKKOSCORE kokkos_build)
+  add_dependencies(LAMMPS::KOKKOSCONTAINERS kokkos_build)
 elseif(EXTERNAL_KOKKOS)
   find_package(Kokkos 3.5.00 REQUIRED CONFIG)
   target_link_libraries(lammps PRIVATE Kokkos::kokkos)
@@ -66,8 +72,14 @@ elseif(EXTERNAL_KOKKOS)
 else()
   set(LAMMPS_LIB_KOKKOS_SRC_DIR ${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/kokkos)
   set(LAMMPS_LIB_KOKKOS_BIN_DIR ${LAMMPS_LIB_BINARY_DIR}/kokkos)
+  # build KOKKOS internal libraries as static libraries but with PIC, if needed
+  set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF)
+  if(CMAKE_REQUEST_PIC)
+    set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
+  endif()
   add_subdirectory(${LAMMPS_LIB_KOKKOS_SRC_DIR} ${LAMMPS_LIB_KOKKOS_BIN_DIR})
 
+
   set(Kokkos_INCLUDE_DIRS ${LAMMPS_LIB_KOKKOS_SRC_DIR}/core/src
                           ${LAMMPS_LIB_KOKKOS_SRC_DIR}/containers/src
                           ${LAMMPS_LIB_KOKKOS_SRC_DIR}/algorithms/src