diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/zlib/zlib_1.3.1.bb b/meta/recipes-core/zlib/zlib_1.3.1.bb
index 486431dfff..e62c50c5df 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/zlib/zlib_1.3.1.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/zlib/zlib_1.3.1.bb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "9a93b2b7dfdac77ceba5a558a580e74667dd6fede4585b91eefb60f03b
 # to PREMIRRORS so it is also searched automatically.
 PREMIRRORS:append = " https://zlib.net/ https://zlib.net/fossils/"
 
-CFLAGS += "-D_REENTRANT"
+CFLAGS += "-D_REENTRANT -fPIE"
 
 RDEPENDS:${PN}-ptest += "make"