diff --git a/code/CMakeModules/nel.cmake b/code/CMakeModules/nel.cmake
index 1524ebf46..19e0ea5c0 100644
--- a/code/CMakeModules/nel.cmake
+++ b/code/CMakeModules/nel.cmake
@@ -368,6 +368,11 @@ MACRO(NL_SETUP_BUILD)
       SET(PLATFORM_CFLAGS "-gdwarf-2 ${PLATFORM_CFLAGS}")
     ENDIF(APPLE)
 
+    # Fix "relocation R_X86_64_32 against.." error on x64 platforms
+    IF(TARGET_X64 AND WITH_STATIC AND NOT WITH_STATIC_DRIVERS)
+      SET(PLATFORM_CFLAGS "-fPIC ${PLATFORM_CFLAGS}")
+    ENDIF(TARGET_X64 AND WITH_STATIC AND NOT WITH_STATIC_DRIVERS)
+
     SET(PLATFORM_CXXFLAGS ${PLATFORM_CFLAGS})
 
     IF(NOT APPLE)