--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU" OR
 	set(GCC_EXTRA_OPTIONS "")
 	#
 	if(YAML_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-		set(GCC_EXTRA_OPTIONS "${GCC_EXTRA_OPTIONS} -fPIC")
 	endif()
 	#
 	set(FLAG_TESTED "-Wextra -Wshadow -Weffc++ -pedantic -pedantic-errors")