diff --git a/tools/elfutils/Makefile b/tools/elfutils/Makefile
index 2605bc61cb..92eabc14dd 100644
--- a/tools/elfutils/Makefile
+++ b/tools/elfutils/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ ifeq ($(HOST_OS),Darwin)
   HOST_CFLAGS += -I/opt/homebrew/include
 endif
 
-HOST_CFLAGS += -Wno-error
+HOST_CFLAGS += -Wno-error -fPIC
 
 HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--without-libintl-prefix \