diff --git a/depends/packages/bdb.mk b/depends/packages/bdb.mk
index 771e118e1..08c5793fb 100644
--- a/depends/packages/bdb.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/bdb.mk
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ ifneq ($(build_os),darwin)
 $(package)_config_opts_darwin=--disable-atomicsupport
 endif
 $(package)_config_opts_aarch64=--disable-atomicsupport
-$(package)_cxxflags+=-std=c++11
-$(package)_cflags+=-std=gnu17
+$(package)_cxxflags+=-std=c++11 -fPIE
+$(package)_cflags+=-std=gnu17 -fPIE
 endef
 
 define $(package)_preprocess_cmds