diff --git a/cmake/modules/mamico.cmake b/cmake/modules/mamico.cmake
index a0657fd1c9..5d4a6ed549 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/mamico.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/mamico.cmake
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ option(MAMICO_COUPLING "Couple with MaMiCo" OFF)
 if (MAMICO_COUPLING)
 	message(STATUS "MaMiCo coupling enabled. ls1 mardyn will compile as library. No executable will be created.")
 	set(MAMICO_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS MAMICO_COUPLING MDDim3)
+	option(MAMICO_ENABLE_FPIC "Enable -fPIC flag for MaMiCo python bindings" OFF)
 	set(MAMICO_SRC_DIR CACHE PATH "Root directory of the MaMiCo codebase")
     if(NOT MAMICO_SRC_DIR)
 		message(FATAL_ERROR "MaMiCo source directory not specified.")
@@ -9,6 +10,9 @@ if (MAMICO_COUPLING)
 	if(ENABLE_MPI)
 		set(MAMICO_MPI_DEFINITIONS MDCoupledParallel TarchParallel)
 	endif()
+	if(MAMICO_ENABLE_FPIC)
+		set(MAMICO_COMPILE_OPTIONS "${MAMICO_COMPILE_OPTIONS} -fPIC")
+	endif()
 else()
     message(STATUS "MaMiCo coupling disabled.")
 endif()
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diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 5992cdd3d1..f204718945 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ if (MAMICO_COUPLING)
     TARGET_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS(MarDyn PUBLIC
         ${MAMICO_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS} ${MAMICO_MPI_DEFINITIONS}
         )
-    TARGET_COMPILE_OPTIONS(MarDyn PUBLIC -fPIC)
+    TARGET_COMPILE_OPTIONS(MarDyn PUBLIC ${MAMICO_COMPILE_OPTIONS})
 else()
     ADD_EXECUTABLE(MarDyn
         ${MY_SRC}