diff --git a/depends/funcs.mk b/depends/funcs.mk
index 0d3bc2c5261..494ed5d3245 100644
--- a/depends/funcs.mk
+++ b/depends/funcs.mk
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ $(1)_cmake=env CC="$$($(1)_cc)" \
                LDFLAGS="$$($(1)_ldflags)" \
                cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH="$$($($(1)_type)_prefix)" \
                -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib/ \
+               -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=ON \
                $$($(1)_config_opts)
 ifeq ($($(1)_type),build)
 $(1)_cmake += -DCMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH:PATH="$$($($(1)_type)_prefix)/lib"
diff --git a/depends/packages.md b/depends/packages.md
index c288032766d..0ffdc66d488 100644
--- a/depends/packages.md
+++ b/depends/packages.md
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ From the [Gentoo Wiki entry](https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Quality_Assura
 >  ecosystem, as it leads to a massive number of unnecessary rebuilds.
 
 Where possible, packages are built with Position Independant Code. Either using
-the autotools `--with-pic` flag, or `DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE` with CMake.
+the Autotools `--with-pic` flag, or `CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE` with CMake.
 
 ## Secondary dependencies:
 
diff --git a/depends/packages/libmultiprocess.mk b/depends/packages/libmultiprocess.mk
index 03527100d42..765d6493776 100644
--- a/depends/packages/libmultiprocess.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/libmultiprocess.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ $(package)_dependencies += native_capnp
 endif
 
 define $(package)_set_vars :=
-$(package)_config_opts += -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=ON
 ifneq ($(host),$(build))
 $(package)_config_opts := -DCAPNP_EXECUTABLE="$$(native_capnp_prefixbin)/capnp"
 $(package)_config_opts += -DCAPNPC_CXX_EXECUTABLE="$$(native_capnp_prefixbin)/capnpc-c++"