diff --git a/src/start_kdeinit/CMakeLists.txt b/src/start_kdeinit/CMakeLists.txt
index 46d6cb3..31434df 100644
--- a/src/start_kdeinit/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/start_kdeinit/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ add_executable(start_kdeinit start_kdeinit.c)
 if (Libcap_FOUND)
    target_link_libraries(start_kdeinit ${Libcap_LIBRARIES})
 endif()
+
+set_property(TARGET start_kdeinit APPEND_STRING PROPERTY COMPILE_FLAGS " -fPIE")
+
+set_property(TARGET start_kdeinit APPEND_STRING PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS " -pie")
+
 add_executable(start_kdeinit_wrapper start_kdeinit_wrapper.c)
 ecm_mark_nongui_executable(start_kdeinit_wrapper)