diff --git src/Makefile.am src/Makefile.am
index 582c51b..14c8263 100644
--- src/Makefile.am
+++ src/Makefile.am
@@ -12,5 +12,9 @@ libstoragemgmt_la_SOURCES=lsm_mgmt.cpp lsm_datatypes.hpp lsm_datatypes.cpp \
 
 DEPS = $(top_builddir)/src/libstoragemgmt.la
 
+
+lsmd_LDFLAGS=-Wl,-z,relro,-z,now -pie
+lsmd_CFLAGS=-fPIE -DPIE
+
 lsmd_SOURCES = lsm_daemon.c