diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ad5e14c3..89c836f3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ if(WEBP_LINK_STATIC)
   else()
     set(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES .a ${CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES})
   endif()
-  set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
   # vwebp does not compile on Ubuntu with static libraries so disabling it for
   # now.
   set(WEBP_BUILD_VWEBP OFF)
@@ -153,7 +152,7 @@ endif()
 set(PTHREAD_LIBS ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
 set(INSTALLED_LIBRARIES)
 
-if(MSVC)
+if(0)
   # match the naming convention used by nmake
   set(webp_libname_prefix "lib")
   set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX "${webp_libname_prefix}")