diff --git a/ci/docker/install/tensorrt.sh b/ci/docker/install/tensorrt.sh
index 21497067617f..61e73ef9a62f 100755
--- a/ci/docker/install/tensorrt.sh
+++ b/ci/docker/install/tensorrt.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ apt-get install -y automake libtool
 git clone --recursive -b 3.5.1.1 https://github.com/google/protobuf.git
 cd protobuf
 ./autogen.sh
-./configure --disable-shared
+./configure --disable-shared CXXFLAGS=-fPIC
 make -j$(nproc)
 make install
 rm -rf /usr/local/lib/libprotobuf-lite.so*