diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/audio/meson.build b/gst-libs/gst/audio/meson.build
index 987c3600e4..c68f113ad8 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/audio/meson.build
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/audio/meson.build
@@ -91,11 +91,10 @@ simd_dependencies = []
 if have_sse
   audio_resampler_sse = static_library('audio_resampler_sse',
     ['audio-resampler-x86-sse.c', gstaudio_h],
-    c_args : gst_plugins_base_args + [sse_args],
+    c_args : gst_plugins_base_args + [sse_args] + [pic_args],
     include_directories : [configinc, libsinc],
     dependencies : [gst_base_dep],
-    install : false,
-    pic: true
+    install : false
   )
 
   simd_cargs += ['-DHAVE_SSE']
@@ -105,11 +104,10 @@ endif
 if have_sse2
   audio_resampler_sse2 = static_library('audio_resampler_sse2',
     ['audio-resampler-x86-sse2.c', gstaudio_h],
-    c_args : gst_plugins_base_args + [sse2_args],
+    c_args : gst_plugins_base_args + [sse2_args] + [pic_args],
     include_directories : [configinc, libsinc],
     dependencies : [gst_base_dep],
-    install : false,
-    pic: true
+    install : false
   )
 
   simd_cargs += ['-DHAVE_SSE2']
@@ -119,11 +117,10 @@ endif
 if have_sse41
   audio_resampler_sse41 = static_library('audio_resampler_sse41',
     ['audio-resampler-x86-sse41.c', gstaudio_h],
-    c_args : gst_plugins_base_args + [sse41_args],
+    c_args : gst_plugins_base_args + [sse41_args] + [pic_args],
     include_directories : [configinc, libsinc],
     dependencies : [gst_base_dep],
-    install : false,
-    pic: true
+    install : false
   )
 
   simd_cargs += ['-DHAVE_SSE41']
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ec4ce96309..a0eaf084d6 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -185,6 +185,14 @@ have_sse = cc.has_argument(sse_args)
 have_sse2 = cc.has_argument(sse2_args)
 have_sse41 = cc.has_argument(sse41_args)
 
+# FIXME: Meson should have a way for portably adding -fPIC when needed for use
+# with static libraries that are linked into shared libraries. Or, it should
+# add it by default with an option to turn it off if needed.
+pic_args = ['-fPIC']
+if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
+  pic_args = []
+endif
+
 subdir('gst-libs')
 subdir('gst')
 subdir('ext')