diff --git a/external/yara/CMakeLists.txt b/external/yara/CMakeLists.txt
index a39b3cb03..5457991e1 100644
--- a/external/yara/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/yara/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ add_compile_definitions("DEX_MODULE")
 
 set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wno-shift-count-overflow")
 add_library(libyara STATIC ${LIBYARA_SOURCE} ${LIBYARA_INCLUDES} ${LIBYARA_MODULES})
+set_property(TARGET libyara PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 
 target_include_directories(
         libyara
@@ -123,4 +124,4 @@ endif ()
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 configure_file(${LIBYARA_SOURCE_PATH}/yara.pc.in
         ${LIBYARA_SOURCE_PATH}/yara.pc @ONLY)
-set(CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX "")
\ No newline at end of file
+set(CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX "")