diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d250f15d..edfa7075 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@ cache:
     - $HOME/boost_1_64_0/stage/lib
 
 install:
-  # Use GCC 5.
   - if [ "$CXX" = "g++" ]; then export CXX="g++-6" CC="gcc-6"; fi
-  - export CXXFLAGS="-fPIC" CFLAGS="-fPIC"
   # Build Boost.
   - wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WrinklyNinja/ci-scripts/1.4.0/install_boost.py
   - python install_boost.py --directory ~ --boost-version 1.64.0 -a 64 -t gcc-6 atomic chrono date_time filesystem iostreams locale log regex system thread
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3b7a5754..39164cb9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ ELSE()
     set (MSVC_SHARED_RUNTIME ON)
 ENDIF()
 
+set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
+
 ##############################
 # Get Build Revision
 ##############################
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ set (LIBESPM_INCLUDE_DIRS "${SOURCE_DIR}/include")
 ExternalProject_Add(libgit2
                     PREFIX "external"
                     URL "https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/archive/v0.25.1.tar.gz"
-                    CMAKE_ARGS -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF -DBUILD_CLAR=OFF -DSTATIC_CRT=${MSVC_STATIC_RUNTIME}
+                    CMAKE_ARGS -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF -DBUILD_CLAR=OFF -DSTATIC_CRT=${MSVC_STATIC_RUNTIME} -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=${CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE}
                     BUILD_COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} --build . --target git2 --config $(CONFIGURATION)
                     INSTALL_COMMAND "")
 ExternalProject_Get_Property(libgit2 SOURCE_DIR BINARY_DIR)
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(libloadorder
                     PREFIX "external"
                     DEPENDS libespm
                     URL "https://github.com/WrinklyNinja/libloadorder/archive/9.5.4.tar.gz"
-                    CMAKE_ARGS -DBOOST_ROOT=${BOOST_ROOT} -DBOOST_LIBRARYDIR=${BOOST_LIBRARYDIR} -DMSVC_STATIC_RUNTIME=${MSVC_STATIC_RUNTIME}
+                    CMAKE_ARGS -DBOOST_ROOT=${BOOST_ROOT} -DBOOST_LIBRARYDIR=${BOOST_LIBRARYDIR} -DMSVC_STATIC_RUNTIME=${MSVC_STATIC_RUNTIME} -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=${CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE}
                     BUILD_COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} --build . --target loadorder --config $(CONFIGURATION)
                     INSTALL_COMMAND "")
 ExternalProject_Get_Property(libloadorder SOURCE_DIR BINARY_DIR)
@@ -116,7 +118,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(testing-plugins
 ExternalProject_Add(yaml-cpp
                     PREFIX "external"
                     URL "https://github.com/WrinklyNinja/yaml-cpp/archive/patched-for-loot.tar.gz"
-                    CMAKE_ARGS -DMSVC_SHARED_RT=${MSVC_SHARED_RUNTIME}
+                    CMAKE_ARGS -DMSVC_SHARED_RT=${MSVC_SHARED_RUNTIME} -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=${CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE}
                     BUILD_COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} --build . --target yaml-cpp --config $(CONFIGURATION)
                     INSTALL_COMMAND "")
 ExternalProject_Get_Property(yaml-cpp SOURCE_DIR BINARY_DIR)