diff --git a/pcl_ros/CMakeLists.txt b/pcl_ros/CMakeLists.txt
index b5f8aa97..7340c7cb 100644
--- a/pcl_ros/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pcl_ros/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD)
   set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
 endif()
 if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
-  add_compile_options(-Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic)
+  add_compile_options(-Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -fPIC)
 endif()
 
 ## Find system dependencies