diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cpr/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cpr/package.py
index 07a38e0015d..0f6daf03e42 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cpr/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cpr/package.py
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ class Cpr(CMakePackage):
     version("1.10.4", sha256="88462d059cd3df22c4d39ae04483ed50dfd2c808b3effddb65ac3b9aa60b542d")
     version("1.9.2", sha256="3bfbffb22c51f322780d10d3ca8f79424190d7ac4b5ad6ad896de08dbd06bf31")
 
+    variant("pic", default=True, description="Position independent code")
+    variant("shared", default=True, description="Build shared library")
+
     depends_on("cxx", type="build")
 
     depends_on("curl")
@@ -32,4 +35,6 @@ def cmake_args(self):
             self.define("CPR_USE_SYSTEM_GTEST", True),
             self.define(f"CPR{_force}_USE_SYSTEM_CURL", True),
             self.define("CPR_ENABLE_SSL", True),
+            self.define_from_variant("BUILD_SHARED_LIBS", "shared"),
+            self.define_from_variant("CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE", "pic"),
         ]