diff --git a/projects/janet/build.sh b/projects/janet/build.sh
index 3ef222ff9..062730779 100755
--- a/projects/janet/build.sh
+++ b/projects/janet/build.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 ################################################################################
+export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIC"
 cd janet
 make