--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 
 # Generate position-independent code (-fPIC on UNIX)
-set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 
 # --- System Libraries ---
 
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -73,9 +73,12 @@ target_include_directories(paho-cpp-objs
         $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}>
         $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include>
     PRIVATE 
-        ${PAHO_MQTT_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}
         src
 )
+target_link_libraries(paho-cpp-objs PUBLIC PahoMqttC::PahoMqttC)
+if(PAHO_BUILD_SHARED)
+    set_target_properties(paho-cpp-objs PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
+endif()
 
 
 ## --- Build the shared library, if requested ---