diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index c5948605e9..817af92c29 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2979,7 +2979,8 @@ endif
 qom_ss = qom_ss.apply(config_host, strict: false)
 libqom = static_library('qom', qom_ss.sources() + genh,
                         dependencies: [qom_ss.dependencies()],
-                        name_suffix: 'fa')
+                        name_suffix: 'fa',
+                        pic: 'AS_SHARED_LIB' in config_host)
 qom = declare_dependency(link_whole: libqom)
 
 event_loop_base = files('event-loop-base.c')