diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d28d17a24aea..c6603251be31 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
CFLAGS := -g -Os
+LDFLAGS = -Wl,-z,now -pie
prefix := /usr
etcprefix :=
MANDIR := ${prefix}/share/man
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ dbquery: db.o dbquery.o memutil.o
depend: .depend
%.o: %.c
- $(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(WARNINGS) $(ADD_DEFINES) -o $@ $<
+ $(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -c $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(WARNINGS) $(ADD_DEFINES) -o $@ $<
version.tmp: FORCE
( printf "char version[] = \"" ; \