diff --git a/package/libtomcrypt/libtomcrypt.mk b/package/libtomcrypt/libtomcrypt.mk
index fccd4b051c..35886057d4 100644
--- a/package/libtomcrypt/libtomcrypt.mk
+++ b/package/libtomcrypt/libtomcrypt.mk
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ LIBTOMCRYPT_IGNORE_CVES += CVE-2019-17362
 
 LIBTOMCRYPT_CFLAGS = -I./src/headers $(TARGET_CFLAGS) -DLTC_SOURCE -DLTM_DESC
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),)
+LIBTOMCRYPT_CFLAGS += -fPIC
+endif
+
 define LIBTOMCRYPT_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) CFLAGS="$(LIBTOMCRYPT_CFLAGS)"
 endef