diff --git a/thin-provisioning-tools.changes b/thin-provisioning-tools.changes
index cd428a6..ca0090d 100644
--- a/thin-provisioning-tools.changes
+++ b/thin-provisioning-tools.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jun  9 13:29:05 UTC 2021 - Wolfgang Frisch <wolfgang.frisch@suse.com>
+
+- Link as position-independent executable (bsc#1184124).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Aug 20 08:19:34 UTC 2020 - Martin Pluskal <mpluskal@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/thin-provisioning-tools.spec b/thin-provisioning-tools.spec
index 24c1c7c..6be89da 100644
--- a/thin-provisioning-tools.spec
+++ b/thin-provisioning-tools.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package thin-provisioning-tools
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2020 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ BuildRequires:  libtool
 BuildRequires:  ncurses-devel
 BuildRequires:  suse-module-tools
 Requires(post): coreutils
-Requires(postun): coreutils
+Requires(postun):coreutils
 Conflicts:      device-mapper < 1.02.115
 
 %description
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ A suite of tools for thin provisioning on Linux.
 %autosetup
 
 %build
+export CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS} -fPIC"
+export LDFLAGS="-pie"
 autoreconf -fiv
 %configure \
   --bindir=%{_sbindir} \