diff --git a/sources/awdebug.cpp b/sources/awdebug.cpp
index 4d5ed17..1d26080 100644
--- a/sources/awdebug.cpp
+++ b/sources/awdebug.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
  *   along with awesome-widgets. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/  *
  ***************************************************************************/
 
-
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+#define NDEBUG
+#endif /* NDEBUG */
 #include <KI18n/KLocalizedString>
 
 #include "awdebug.h"
diff --git a/sources/awesome-widget/plugin/awupdatehelper.cpp b/sources/awesome-widget/plugin/awupdatehelper.cpp
index c3579dd..1ab3910 100644
--- a/sources/awesome-widget/plugin/awupdatehelper.cpp
+++ b/sources/awesome-widget/plugin/awupdatehelper.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 
 #include "awupdatehelper.h"
 
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+#define NDEBUG
+#endif /* NDEBUG */
 #include <KI18n/KLocalizedString>
 #include <KNotifications/KNotification>
 
diff --git a/sources/awesomewidgets/CMakeLists.txt b/sources/awesomewidgets/CMakeLists.txt
index a97c58a..228b816 100644
--- a/sources/awesomewidgets/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sources/awesomewidgets/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ configure_file(${SUBPROJECT_WEATHER_JSON_IN} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${SUBPR
 
 qt6_wrap_ui(SUBPROJECT_UI_HEADER ${SUBPROJECT_UI} OPTIONS --translate ui_i18n)
 add_library(${SUBPROJECT} STATIC ${SUBPROJECT_SOURCE} ${SUBPROJECT_HEADER} ${SUBPROJECT_UI_HEADER})
+set_property(TARGET ${SUBPROJECT} PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 target_link_libraries(${SUBPROJECT} ${Qt_LIBRARIES} ${Kf6_LIBRARIES})
 
 # install
diff --git a/sources/awtranslation.h b/sources/awtranslation.h
index 50568c9..583be19 100644
--- a/sources/awtranslation.h
+++ b/sources/awtranslation.h
@@ -21,4 +21,5 @@
 
 #ifndef ui_i18n
 #define ui_i18n(text, parent) i18n(text)
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif /* ui_i18n */
+
diff --git a/sources/extsysmonsources/CMakeLists.txt b/sources/extsysmonsources/CMakeLists.txt
index b3fd1c7..6aba6b5 100644
--- a/sources/extsysmonsources/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sources/extsysmonsources/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ file(GLOB SUBPROJECT_SOURCE *.cpp)
 file(GLOB SUBPROJECT_HEADER *.h)
 
 add_library(${SUBPROJECT} STATIC ${SUBPROJECT_SOURCE} ${SUBPROJECT_HEADER})
+set_property(TARGET ${SUBPROJECT} PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 target_link_libraries(${SUBPROJECT} ${PROJECT_LIBRARY} ${Qt_LIBRARIES} ${Kf6_LIBRARIES})
diff --git a/sources/test/testawbugreporter.cpp b/sources/test/testawbugreporter.cpp
index 81dd576..9b15b94 100644
--- a/sources/test/testawbugreporter.cpp
+++ b/sources/test/testawbugreporter.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void TestAWBugReporter::test_generateText()
 
 void TestAWBugReporter::test_sendBugReport()
 {
-    QSignalSpy spy(plugin, SIGNAL(replyReceived(int, QString &)));
+    QSignalSpy spy(plugin, SIGNAL(replyReceived(int, const QString &)));
     plugin->sendBugReport(AWTestLibrary::randomString(),
                           plugin->generateText(data.at(0), data.at(1), data.at(2), data.at(3)));