diff --git a/vtkm/thirdparty/diy/vtkmdiy/CMakeLists.txt b/vtkm/thirdparty/diy/vtkmdiy/CMakeLists.txt
index 5211330..3e991f3 100644
--- a/vtkm/thirdparty/diy/vtkmdiy/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/vtkm/thirdparty/diy/vtkmdiy/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ function(add_diy_mpi_library use_mpi)
     endif()
 
     add_library(${lib_name} ${sources})
+    set_property(TARGET ${lib_name} PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
     target_compile_features(${lib_name} PRIVATE cxx_std_11)
     target_compile_definitions(${lib_name}
         PRIVATE -DVTKMDIY_HAS_MPI=${has_mpi_val}