diff --git a/net-snmp.spec b/net-snmp.spec
index 1c78d0b..51a223f 100644
--- a/net-snmp.spec
+++ b/net-snmp.spec
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ MIBS="$MIBS ucd-snmp/lmsensorsMib"
     --enable-mfd-rewrites \
     --enable-ucd-snmp-compatibility \
     --sysconfdir=%{_sysconfdir} \
-    --with-cflags="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -D_RPM_4_4_COMPAT" \
+    --with-cflags="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -D_RPM_4_4_COMPAT -fPIE" \
     --with-ldflags="-Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now" \
     --with-logfile="/var/log/snmpd.log" \
     --with-mib-modules="$MIBS" \
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=%{buildroot}/%{_libdir} make test
 %changelog
 * Tue Nov 27 2018 Josef Ridky <jridky@redhat.com> - 1:5.8-3
 - backport memory leak fixes from upstream
+- add fPIE to CFLAGS (#1543853)
 
 * Mon Jul 23 2018 Josef Ridky <jridky@redhat.com> - 1:5.8-2
 - fix unresoved error with mysql functions