diff --git a/tracetools/CMakeLists.txt b/tracetools/CMakeLists.txt
index ca6062a..d380498 100644
--- a/tracetools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tracetools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD)
 endif()
 
 if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
-  add_compile_options(-Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -fPIC)
+  add_compile_options(-Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic)
 endif()
 
 find_package(ament_cmake REQUIRED)
diff --git a/tracetools_test/CMakeLists.txt b/tracetools_test/CMakeLists.txt
index b09e2a0..aeaf7c7 100644
--- a/tracetools_test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tracetools_test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD)
 endif()
 
 if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
-  add_compile_options(-Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -fPIC)
+  add_compile_options(-Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic)
 endif()
 
 find_package(ament_cmake REQUIRED)