diff --git a/user/Makefile b/user/Makefile
index ead184f..48cc453 100644
--- a/user/Makefile
+++ b/user/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 CC=gcc 
-CFLAGS=-Wall
+CFLAGS=-Wall -fPIC
 VPATH=../common/
 
 all: nanoBench