diff --git a/product-mini/platforms/linux/CMakeLists.txt b/product-mini/platforms/linux/CMakeLists.txt
index 97771a92..ecd08655 100644
--- a/product-mini/platforms/linux/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/product-mini/platforms/linux/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -121,7 +121,10 @@ endif ()
 set (WAMR_ROOT_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../..)
 
 include (${WAMR_ROOT_DIR}/build-scripts/runtime_lib.cmake)
+
+check_pie_supported()
 add_library(vmlib ${WAMR_RUNTIME_LIB_SOURCE})
+set_target_properties (vmlib PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 
 set (CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,--gc-sections")
 
@@ -150,7 +153,6 @@ include (${SHARED_DIR}/utils/uncommon/shared_uncommon.cmake)
 
 add_executable (iwasm main.c ${UNCOMMON_SHARED_SOURCE})
 
-check_pie_supported()
 set_target_properties (iwasm PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 
 install (TARGETS iwasm DESTINATION bin)