diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 24bb4112983a..912380b7bb9e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC)
 	if(WITH_SSE2_TARGET)
 		set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -msse2")
 	endif()
+	if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 2.8.8)
+		set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -fPIC")
+	endif()
 endif()
 
 if(MSVC)