diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index f0b6485..9f804a7 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ add_library(${TARGET} STATIC
 
 include(DefaultTargetOptions)
 
+set_target_properties(${TARGET} PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
+
 if (WHISPER_SUPPORT_SDL2)
     # common-sdl
 
@@ -39,6 +41,8 @@ if (WHISPER_SUPPORT_SDL2)
 
     target_include_directories(${TARGET} PUBLIC ${SDL2_INCLUDE_DIRS})
     target_link_libraries(${TARGET} PRIVATE ${SDL2_LIBRARIES})
+
+    set_target_properties(${TARGET} PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 endif()
 
 # examples
diff --git a/examples/addon.node/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/addon.node/CMakeLists.txt
index 50c8fae..aef7839 100644
--- a/examples/addon.node/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/addon.node/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ string(REPLACE "\"" "" NODE_ADDON_API_DIR ${NODE_ADDON_API_DIR})
 target_include_directories(${TARGET} PRIVATE ${NODE_ADDON_API_DIR})
 #==================================================================
 
-target_link_libraries(${TARGET} ${CMAKE_JS_LIB} whisper ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
+target_link_libraries(${TARGET} ${CMAKE_JS_LIB} common whisper ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
 
 if(MSVC AND CMAKE_JS_NODELIB_DEF AND CMAKE_JS_NODELIB_TARGET)
     # Generate node.lib