diff --git a/colobot-common/CMakeLists.txt b/colobot-common/CMakeLists.txt
index 84dd8a5f..96d98b95 100644
--- a/colobot-common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/colobot-common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 add_library(Colobot-Common STATIC)
 
+if(NOT CBOT_STATIC)
+# required to use static library inside CBot shared library
+    set_property(TARGET Colobot-Common PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
+endif()
+
 target_sources(Colobot-Common PRIVATE
     src/common/stringutils.cpp
     src/common/stringutils.h