diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b2e1fc929..6b9b5da90 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -872,6 +872,11 @@ case "$host_os" in
       ;;
 esac
 
+SUID_CFLAGS=-fPIE
+SUID_LDFLAGS=-pie
+AC_SUBST([SUID_CFLAGS])
+AC_SUBST([SUID_LDFLAGS])
+
 AC_OUTPUT([
 Makefile
 enlightenment.spec
diff --git a/src/bin/Makefile.am b/src/bin/Makefile.am
index 3eadf10d4..e89efa0e9 100644
--- a/src/bin/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/bin/Makefile.am
@@ -387,15 +387,15 @@ enlightenment_fm_op_CFLAGS = $(INCLUDES)
 enlightenment_sys_SOURCES = \
 e_sys_main.c
 
-enlightenment_sys_LDADD = @E_SYS_LIBS@
-enlightenment_sys_CFLAGS = @E_SYS_CFLAGS@
+enlightenment_sys_LDADD = @SUID_LDFLAGS@ @E_SYS_LIBS@
+enlightenment_sys_CFLAGS = @SUID_CFLAGS@ @E_SYS_CFLAGS@
 
 if HAVE_EEZE
 enlightenment_backlight_SOURCES = \
 e_backlight_main.c
 
-enlightenment_backlight_CFLAGS = @EEZE_CFLAGS@
-enlightenment_backlight_LDADD = @EEZE_LIBS@
+enlightenment_backlight_CFLAGS = @SUID_CFLAGS@ @EEZE_CFLAGS@
+enlightenment_backlight_LDADD = @SUID_LDFLAGS@ @EEZE_LIBS@
 endif
 
 enlightenment_init_SOURCES = \