diff --git a/recipes/wasmtime/all/conanfile.py b/recipes/wasmtime/all/conanfile.py
index 048dfb779dc7b4..423a114914e150 100644
--- a/recipes/wasmtime/all/conanfile.py
+++ b/recipes/wasmtime/all/conanfile.py
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@ class WasmtimeConan(ConanFile):
     settings = "os", "compiler", "build_type", "arch"
     options = {
         "shared": [True, False],
+        'fPIC': [True],
     }
     default_options = {
         'shared': False,
+        'fPIC': True,
     }
     generators = "cmake", "cmake_find_package", "cmake_find_package_multi"
     exports_sources = ['CMakeLists.txt', 'patches/*']