diff --git a/BUILD.gn b/BUILD.gn
index 94bb2ba2ea935bcb7c624c0a98f43a5ec8287d36..a3516531085738580507dbb2c838294a22b23b13 100755
--- a/BUILD.gn
+++ b/BUILD.gn
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ config("mbedtls_config") {
   include_dirs = [
     "./include",
   ]
+
+  cflags = [
+    "-fPIC",
+  ]
 }
 
 source_set("mbedtls_source") {
@@ -77,6 +81,10 @@ source_set("mbedtls_source") {
 configs += [
     ":mbedtls_config",
   ]
+
+  public_configs = [
+    ":mbedtls_config",
+  ]
 }
 
 zlite_component("mbedtls_shared") {