diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 683f104f..70cf930e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -260,12 +260,12 @@ libcodex:
 
 ifeq ($(STATIC), 1)
 		echo -e $(BUILD_MSG) "build/$@.a" && \
-		$(ENV_SCRIPT) nim libcodexStatic $(NIM_PARAMS) codex.nims
+		$(ENV_SCRIPT) nim libcodexStatic $(NIM_PARAMS) -d:LeopardCmakeFlags="\"-DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release\"" codex.nims
 else ifeq ($(detected_OS),Windows)
 		echo -e $(BUILD_MSG) "build/$@.dll" && \
 		$(ENV_SCRIPT) nim libcodexDynamic $(NIM_PARAMS) -d:LeopardCmakeFlags="-G \"MSYS Makefiles\" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release" codex.nims
 else
 		echo -e $(BUILD_MSG) "build/$@.so" && \
-		$(ENV_SCRIPT) nim libcodexDynamic $(NIM_PARAMS) codex.nims
+		$(ENV_SCRIPT) nim libcodexDynamic $(NIM_PARAMS) -d:LeopardCmakeFlags="\"-DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release\"" codex.nims
 endif
 endif # "variables.mk" was not included