diff --git a/targets/ARCH/EXMIMO/USERSPACE/OCTAVE/Makefile b/targets/ARCH/EXMIMO/USERSPACE/OCTAVE/Makefile
index 1d3887d0c6..37f59ef5b2 100644
--- a/targets/ARCH/EXMIMO/USERSPACE/OCTAVE/Makefile
+++ b/targets/ARCH/EXMIMO/USERSPACE/OCTAVE/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 CC = gcc
 CFLAGS = -DUSER_MODE 
-XTRA_CFLAGS = -msse -msse2 -mssse3 
+XTRA_CFLAGS = -msse -msse2 -mssse3 -fPIC
 
 #ifndef OPENAIR0_DIR
 #  $(error Environment variable OPENAIR0_DIR must be set!)