diff --git a/src/sdl2/sdl2.nim b/src/sdl2/sdl2.nim
index 1371052..201915d 100644
--- a/src/sdl2/sdl2.nim
+++ b/src/sdl2/sdl2.nim
@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@ else:
 
 when defined(windows):
   when defined(amd64):
-    const flags = &"--libdir={buildDir} --includedir={includeDir} --host=x86_64-w64-mingw32"
+    const flags = &"--libdir={buildDir} --includedir={includeDir} --host=x86_64-w64-mingw32 CFLAGS=\"-fPIC\""
   else:
-    const flags = &"--libdir={buildDir} --includedir={includeDir} --host=i686-w64-mingw32"
+    const flags = &"--libdir={buildDir} --includedir={includeDir} --host=i686-w64-mingw32 CFLAGS=\"-fPIC\""
+elif defined(macosx):
+  const flags = &"--libdir={buildDir} --includedir={includeDir} CFLAGS=\"-fPIC\""
 else:
-  const flags = &"--libdir={buildDir} --includedir={includeDir}"
+  const flags = &"CFLAGS=\"-fPIC\""
 
 getHeader(
   "SDL.h",
@@ -200,7 +202,7 @@ static:
   # else:
   #   putEnv("PATH", buildDir & ":" & pathenv)
   let cflags = getEnv("CFLAGS")
-  putEnv("CFLAGS", &"-I{includeDir} {cflags}")
+  putEnv("CFLAGS", &"-I{includeDir} -fPIC {cflags}")
   when defined(linux):
     putEnv("LDFLAGS", &"-L{buildDir} -L{buildDir.unixizePath} {conf} -Wl,--no-as-needed -lsndio -ldl") # & " " & buildDir/"libSDL2main.a")
   else:
@@ -215,7 +217,10 @@ static:
   #   putEnv("DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH", &"{buildDir}:{buildDir.unixizePath}:{dyldpath}")
   # putEnv("SDL2_PATH", srcDir)
 
-{.passC: "-isysroot /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX10.15.sdk -fPIC".}
+when defined(macosx):
+  {.passC: "-isysroot /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX10.15.sdk -fPIC".}
+else:
+  {.passC: "-fPIC".}
 
 when defined(SDL_Static):
   cImport(srcDir/"include"/"SDL.h", recurse = true, flags = "-f=ast2 -DDOXYGEN_SHOULD_IGNORE_THIS -E__,_ -F__,_")
diff --git a/src/sdl2/sdl2_gfx.nim b/src/sdl2/sdl2_gfx.nim
index 52886e5..3e36f46 100644
--- a/src/sdl2/sdl2_gfx.nim
+++ b/src/sdl2/sdl2_gfx.nim
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ const
 
 when defined(windows):
   when defined(amd64):
-    const flags = &"--libdir={SDLBuildDir} --includedir={SDLIncludeDir} --host=x86_64-w64-mingw32"
+    const flags = &"--libdir={SDLBuildDir} --includedir={SDLIncludeDir} --host=x86_64-w64-mingw32 CFLAGS=\"-fPIC -I{SDLIncludeDir}\""
   else:
-    const flags = &"--libdir={SDLBuildDir} --includedir={SDLIncludeDir} --host=i686-w64-mingw32"
+    const flags = &"--libdir={SDLBuildDir} --includedir={SDLIncludeDir} --host=i686-w64-mingw32 CFLAGS=\"-fPIC -I{SDLIncludeDir}\""
 else:
-  const flags = &"--libdir={SDLBuildDir} --includedir={SDLIncludeDir}"
+  const flags = &"--libdir={SDLBuildDir} --includedir={SDLIncludeDir} CFLAGS=\"-fPIC -I{SDLIncludeDir}\""
 
 getHeader(
   "SDL2_gfxPrimitives.h",
diff --git a/src/sdl2/sdl2_image.nim b/src/sdl2/sdl2_image.nim
index 9d5b4ff..2b06787 100644
--- a/src/sdl2/sdl2_image.nim
+++ b/src/sdl2/sdl2_image.nim
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import nimterop/[cimport, build]
 
 const
   baseDir = SDLCacheDir
-  sdlIncludeDir = baseDir / "sdl2" / "include"
   srcDir = baseDir / "sdl2_image"
   buildDir = srcDir / ".libs"
   symbolPluginPath = currentSourcePath.parentDir() / "cleansymbols.nim"
@@ -16,13 +15,16 @@ else:
 
 when defined(windows):
   when defined(amd64):
-    const flags = &"--libdir={SDLBuildDir} --includedir={SDLIncludeDir} --host=x86_64-w64-mingw32"
+    const flags = &"--libdir={SDLBuildDir} --includedir={SDLIncludeDir} --host=x86_64-w64-mingw32 CFLAGS=\"-fPIC -I{SDLIncludeDir}\""
   else:
-    const flags = &"--libdir={SDLBuildDir} --includedir={SDLIncludeDir} --host=i686-w64-mingw32"
+    const flags = &"--libdir={SDLBuildDir} --includedir={SDLIncludeDir} --host=i686-w64-mingw32 CFLAGS=\"-fPIC -I{SDLIncludeDir}\""
 else:
-  const flags = &"--libdir={SDLBuildDir} --includedir={SDLIncludeDir}"
+  const flags = &"--libdir={SDLBuildDir} --includedir={SDLIncludeDir} CFLAGS=\"-fPIC -I{SDLIncludeDir}\""
 
-{.passC: "-isysroot /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX10.15.sdk -fPIC".}
+when defined(macosx):
+  {.passC: "-isysroot /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX10.15.sdk -fPIC".}
+else:
+  {.passC: "-fPIC -I{SDLIncludeDir}".}
 
 getHeader(
   "SDL_image.h",
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ cOverride:
     ClearError* = ""
 
 cPluginPath(symbolPluginPath)
-cIncludeDir(sdlIncludeDir)
+cIncludeDir(SDLIncludeDir)
 
 when defined(SDL_image_Static):
   cImport(srcDir/"SDL_image.h", recurse = false, flags = &"-f=ast2")
diff --git a/src/sdl2/sdl2_mixer.nim b/src/sdl2/sdl2_mixer.nim
index 533a6e4..becca21 100644
--- a/src/sdl2/sdl2_mixer.nim
+++ b/src/sdl2/sdl2_mixer.nim
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import nimterop/[cimport, build]
 
 const
   baseDir = SDLCacheDir
-  sdlIncludeDir = baseDir / "sdl2" / "include"
   srcDir = baseDir / "sdl2_mixer"
   buildDir = srcDir / "build" / ".libs"
   symbolPluginPath = currentSourcePath.parentDir() / "cleansymbols.nim"
@@ -16,11 +15,11 @@ else:
 
 when defined(windows):
   when defined(amd64):
-    const flags = &"--libdir={SDLBuildDir} --includedir={SDLIncludeDir} --host=x86_64-w64-mingw32"
+    const flags = &"--libdir={SDLBuildDir} --includedir={SDLIncludeDir} --host=x86_64-w64-mingw32 CFLAGS=\"-fPIC -I{SDLIncludeDir}\""
   else:
-    const flags = &"--libdir={SDLBuildDir} --includedir={SDLIncludeDir} --host=i686-w64-mingw32"
+    const flags = &"--libdir={SDLBuildDir} --includedir={SDLIncludeDir} --host=i686-w64-mingw32 CFLAGS=\"-fPIC -I{SDLIncludeDir}\""
 else:
-  const flags = &"--libdir={SDLBuildDir} --includedir={SDLIncludeDir}"
+  const flags = &"--libdir={SDLBuildDir} --includedir={SDLIncludeDir} CFLAGS=\"-fPIC -I{SDLIncludeDir}\""
 
 getHeader(
   "SDL_mixer.h",
@@ -46,6 +45,6 @@ cOverride:
 cPluginPath(symbolPluginPath)
 
 when defined(SDL_Mixer_Static):
-  cImport(srcDir/"SDL_mixer.h", recurse = false, flags = &"-I={sdlIncludeDir} -f=ast2")
+  cImport(srcDir/"SDL_mixer.h", recurse = false, flags = &"-I={SDLIncludeDir} -f=ast2")
 else:
-  cImport(srcDir/"SDL_mixer.h", recurse = false, dynlib = "SDL_mixer_LPath", flags = &"-I={sdlIncludeDir} -f=ast2")
+  cImport(srcDir/"SDL_mixer.h", recurse = false, dynlib = "SDL_mixer_LPath", flags = &"-I={SDLIncludeDir} -f=ast2")
diff --git a/src/sdl2/sdl2_net.nim b/src/sdl2/sdl2_net.nim
index accd169..c25b922 100644
--- a/src/sdl2/sdl2_net.nim
+++ b/src/sdl2/sdl2_net.nim
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import nimterop/[cimport, build]
 
 const
   baseDir = SDLCacheDir
-  sdlIncludeDir = baseDir / "sdl2" / "include"
   srcDir = baseDir / "sdl2_net"
   buildDir = srcDir / ".libs"
   symbolPluginPath = currentSourcePath.parentDir() / "cleansymbols.nim"
@@ -16,11 +15,11 @@ else:
 
 when defined(windows):
   when defined(amd64):
-    const flags = &"--libdir={SDLBuildDir} --includedir={SDLIncludeDir} --host=x86_64-w64-mingw32"
+    const flags = &"--libdir={SDLBuildDir} --includedir={SDLIncludeDir} --host=x86_64-w64-mingw32 CFLAGS=\"-fPIC -I{SDLIncludeDir}\""
   else:
-    const flags = &"--libdir={SDLBuildDir} --includedir={SDLIncludeDir} --host=i686-w64-mingw32"
+    const flags = &"--libdir={SDLBuildDir} --includedir={SDLIncludeDir} --host=i686-w64-mingw32 CFLAGS=\"-fPIC -I{SDLIncludeDir}\""
 else:
-  const flags = &"--libdir={SDLBuildDir} --includedir={SDLIncludeDir}"
+  const flags = &"--libdir={SDLBuildDir} --includedir={SDLIncludeDir} CFLAGS=\"-fPIC -I{SDLIncludeDir}\""
 
 getHeader(
   "SDL_net.h",
@@ -44,8 +43,8 @@ cOverride:
 cPluginPath(symbolPluginPath)
 
 when defined(SDL_net_Static):
-  cImport(srcDir / "SDL_net.h", recurse = false, flags = &"-I={sdlIncludeDir} -f=ast2")
-  cImport(srcDir / "SDLnetsys.h", recurse = false, flags = &"-I={sdlIncludeDir} -f=ast2")
+  cImport(srcDir / "SDL_net.h", recurse = false, flags = &"-I={SDLIncludeDir} -f=ast2")
+  cImport(srcDir / "SDLnetsys.h", recurse = false, flags = &"-I={SDLIncludeDir} -f=ast2")
 else:
   cImport(srcDir / "SDL_net.h", recurse = false, dynlib = "SDL_net_LPath", flags = &"-I={sdlIncludeDir} -f=ast2")
-  cImport(srcDir / "SDLnetsys.h", recurse = false, flags = &"-I={sdlIncludeDir} -f=ast2")
+  cImport(srcDir / "SDLnetsys.h", recurse = false, flags = &"-I={SDLIncludeDir} -f=ast2")
diff --git a/src/sdl2/sdl2_ttf.nim b/src/sdl2/sdl2_ttf.nim
index a8c3c7d..e95b005 100644
--- a/src/sdl2/sdl2_ttf.nim
+++ b/src/sdl2/sdl2_ttf.nim
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ else:
 
 when defined(windows):
   when defined(amd64):
-    const flags = &"--libdir={SDLBuildDir} --includedir={SDLIncludeDir} --host=x86_64-w64-mingw32"
+    const flags = &"--libdir={SDLBuildDir} --includedir={SDLIncludeDir} --host=x86_64-w64-mingw32 CFLAGS=\"-fPIC -I{SDLIncludeDir}\""
   else:
-    const flags = &"--libdir={SDLBuildDir} --includedir={SDLIncludeDir} --host=i686-w64-mingw32"
+    const flags = &"--libdir={SDLBuildDir} --includedir={SDLIncludeDir} --host=i686-w64-mingw32 CFLAGS=\"-fPIC -I{SDLIncludeDir}\""
 else:
-  const flags = &"--libdir={SDLBuildDir} --includedir={SDLIncludeDir}"
+  const flags = &"--libdir={SDLBuildDir} --includedir={SDLIncludeDir} CFLAGS=\"-fPIC -I{SDLIncludeDir}\""
 
 
 getHeader(