diff --git a/cpio.changes b/cpio.changes
index 044566d..4b61502 100644
--- a/cpio.changes
+++ b/cpio.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jan  1 22:54:20 UTC 2015 - meissner@suse.com
+
+- build with PIE
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Dec  1 15:47:49 UTC 2014 - vcizek@suse.com
 
diff --git a/cpio.spec b/cpio.spec
index 955e6f7..7db4758 100644
--- a/cpio.spec
+++ b/cpio.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package cpio
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2014 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2015 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ Authors:
 %build
 gettextize -f
 autoreconf --force --install
-CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE" \
+CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -fPIE" \
+LDFLAGS="-pie" \
 ./configure  \
     --with-rmt="%{_sysconfdir}/rmt" \
     --enable-mt \