diff --git a/examples/cpp_example.cpp b/examples/cpp_example.cpp
index f491bb4..a5c62eb 100644
--- a/examples/cpp_example.cpp
+++ b/examples/cpp_example.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void badEncoding() {
         std::string bstr = bech32::encode(hrp, data);
     }
     catch (std::exception &e) {
-        assert(strcmp(e.what(), "data value is out of range") == 0);
+        assert(std::string(e.what()) == "data value is out of range");
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/testbech32/CMakeLists.txt b/test/testbech32/CMakeLists.txt
index 5771191..95380ea 100644
--- a/test/testbech32/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/testbech32/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ add_executable(bech32_c_api_tests
         )
 
 target_compile_features(bech32_c_api_tests PRIVATE c_std_99)
+target_compile_options(bech32_c_api_tests PRIVATE "-fPIC")
 set_target_properties(bech32_c_api_tests PROPERTIES C_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 
 target_link_libraries(bech32_c_api_tests PUBLIC bech32)