diff --git a/conan/tools/cmake/toolchain.py b/conan/tools/cmake/toolchain.py
index 60248a5a962..fa04525912a 100644
--- a/conan/tools/cmake/toolchain.py
+++ b/conan/tools/cmake/toolchain.py
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ def context(self):
 
 class FPicBlock(Block):
     template = textwrap.dedent("""
-        message(STATUS "Conan toolchain: Setting CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=ON (options.fPIC)")
-        set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
+        message(STATUS "Conan toolchain: Setting CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE={{ fpic }} (options.fPIC)")
+        set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE {{ fpic }})
         """)
 
     def context(self):