diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 37eed4a56..7bf1dc276 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ def package(args, for_bundle=False):  # {{{
             os.chmod(path, 0o755 if f.endswith('.so') else 0o644)
     launcher_dir = os.path.join(ddir, 'bin')
     safe_makedirs(launcher_dir)
-    cflags = '-O3 -Wall -Werror'.split()
+    cflags = '-O3 -Wall -Werror -fpie'.split()
     if for_bundle:
         cflags.append('-DFOR_BUNDLE')
         cflags.append('-DPYVER="{}"'.format(sysconfig.get_python_version()))