diff --git a/.github/workflows/osrm-backend.yml b/.github/workflows/osrm-backend.yml
index d0def9f24..613c29a56 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/osrm-backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/osrm-backend.yml
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir base/build
           cd base/build
-          cmake -DENABLE_CONAN=ON -DENABLE_LTO=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
+          cmake -DENABLE_CONAN=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
           make -j$(nproc)
           make -j$(nproc) benchmarks
           cd ..
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 428155465..f114ee8d5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -291,9 +291,8 @@ set(MICROTAR_INCLUDE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party/microtar/src")
 include_directories(SYSTEM ${MICROTAR_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
 add_library(MICROTAR OBJECT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party/microtar/src/microtar.c")
-if (NOT ENABLE_LTO)
-  set_property(TARGET MICROTAR PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
-endif()
+set_property(TARGET MICROTAR PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
+
 target_no_warning(MICROTAR unused-variable)
 target_no_warning(MICROTAR format)