diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index a7bcb60..89fc089 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ add_subdirectory(include)
 
 add_library(parson STATIC parson.c)
 target_include_directories(parson PUBLIC "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}")
+set_property(TARGET parson PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
+
+add_library(parson-static STATIC parson.c)
+target_include_directories(parson-static PUBLIC "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}")
 
 configure_file("config.h.in" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/config.h" )
 include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
diff --git a/src/rt/CMakeLists.txt b/src/rt/CMakeLists.txt
index 0ce4af8..d9f2df8 100644
--- a/src/rt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/rt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ set_target_properties(ovni PROPERTIES
   SOVERSION 1)
 
 add_library(ovni-static STATIC ovni.c)
-target_link_libraries(ovni-static parson)
+target_link_libraries(ovni-static parson-static)
 target_include_directories(ovni-static PUBLIC "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include")
 
 install(TARGETS ovni LIBRARY DESTINATION lib)