diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ea088e9..8828ad2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -202,8 +202,6 @@ endif()
 
 set(CMAKE_WINDOWS_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS ON)
 
-set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
-
 set(
   sources
   src/cpptrace.cpp
@@ -228,6 +226,7 @@ if(CPPTRACE_STATIC)
   add_library(cpptrace STATIC ${sources} include/cpptrace/cpptrace.hpp)
 else()
   add_library(cpptrace SHARED ${sources} include/cpptrace/cpptrace.hpp)
+  set_property(TARGET cpptrace PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 endif()
 
 target_include_directories(
diff --git a/bundled/libdwarf/CMakeLists.txt b/bundled/libdwarf/CMakeLists.txt
index bc30c88..b272e94 100644
--- a/bundled/libdwarf/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/bundled/libdwarf/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -421,12 +421,10 @@ set(
 
 set(CMAKE_WINDOWS_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS ON)
 
-### libassert uses relocs, -fpic has to be used to allow shared libs to link libassert as a static library.
-##set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
-
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
-add_library(dwarf STATIC ${libdwarf_sources} ${libdwarf_headers})
+add_library(dwarf OBJECT ${libdwarf_sources} ${libdwarf_headers})
+set_property(TARGET dwarf PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 
 target_compile_definitions(dwarf PUBLIC LIBDWARF_BUILD)