diff --git a/tar-PIE.patch b/tar-PIE.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35e94ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tar-PIE.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+Index: tar-1.34/tests/Makefile.am
+===================================================================
+--- tar-1.34.orig/tests/Makefile.am
++++ tar-1.34/tests/Makefile.am
+@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ installcheck-local: $(check_PROGRAMS)
+ check_PROGRAMS = genfile checkseekhole ckmtime
+ 
+ genfile_SOURCES = genfile.c argcv.c argcv.h
++genfile_LDFLAGS = -pie
+ checkseekhole_SOURCES = checkseekhole.c
+ 
+ localedir = $(datadir)/locale
diff --git a/tar.changes b/tar.changes
index 5aca40f..e34574a 100644
--- a/tar.changes
+++ b/tar.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jun  9 12:09:49 UTC 2021 - Wolfgang Frisch <wolfgang.frisch@suse.com>
+
+- Link /var/lib/tests/tar/bin/genfile as Position-Independent Executable
+  (bsc#1184124).
+  + tar-PIE.patch
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Feb 14 16:48:05 UTC 2021 - Andreas Stieger <andreas.stieger@gmx.de>
 
diff --git a/tar.spec b/tar.spec
index b5cf817..7abea24 100644
--- a/tar.spec
+++ b/tar.spec
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Patch3:         %{name}-ignore_lone_zero_blocks.patch
 #https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=918487
 Patch4:         %{name}-recursive--files-from.patch
 Patch5:         add_readme-tests.patch
+Patch6:         tar-PIE.patch
 BuildRequires:  automake >= 1.15
 BuildRequires:  libacl-devel
 BuildRequires:  libselinux-devel
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ Upstream testsuite for the package
 Summary:        Remote tape drive control server by GNU
 Group:          Productivity/Archiving/Backup
 Requires(post): update-alternatives
-Requires(postun): update-alternatives
+Requires(postun):update-alternatives
 Provides:       rmt
 
 %description rmt
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ it may as well access remote devices or files.
 %patch3 -p1
 #%patch4 -p1
 %patch5 -p1
+%patch6 -p1
 
 %build
 %define my_cflags -W -Wall -Wpointer-arith -Wstrict-prototypes -Wformat-security -Wno-unused-parameter -fPIE