diff --git a/Esm/ib/src/linux/startup/Makefile b/Esm/ib/src/linux/startup/Makefile
index 86bf29b..4001ac8 100644
--- a/Esm/ib/src/linux/startup/Makefile
+++ b/Esm/ib/src/linux/startup/Makefile
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ include $(TL_DIR)/Makerules/Maketargets.build
 include $(TL_DIR)/Makerules/Maketargets.install
 
 $(BUILDDIR)/opafmd: $(BUILDDIR)/opafmd.o
-	$(VS)$(CC) -pthread $(LDFLAGS)$@ $(BUILDDIR)/opafmd.o $(LDLIBS)
+	$(VS)$(CC) -pie -pthread $(LDFLAGS)$@ $(BUILDDIR)/opafmd.o $(LDLIBS)
 
 $(BUILDDIR)/opaxmlextract: $(PROJ_BIN_DIR)/opaxmlextract
 	cp $(PROJ_BIN_DIR)/opaxmlextract $(BUILDDIR)
diff --git a/Esm/ib/src/linux/startup/fm_config/Makefile b/Esm/ib/src/linux/startup/fm_config/Makefile
index cbf277f..99b3635 100644
--- a/Esm/ib/src/linux/startup/fm_config/Makefile
+++ b/Esm/ib/src/linux/startup/fm_config/Makefile
@@ -150,10 +150,10 @@ include $(TL_DIR)/Makerules/Maketargets.build
 include $(TL_DIR)/Makerules/Maketargets.install
 
 $(BUILDDIR)/config_check: $(BUILDDIR)/config_check.o
-	$(VS)$(CC) $(LDFLAGS)$@ $(BUILDDIR)/config_check.o $(LDLIBS)
+	$(VS)$(CC) -pie $(LDFLAGS)$@ $(BUILDDIR)/config_check.o $(LDLIBS)
 
 $(BUILDDIR)/config_convert: $(BUILDDIR)/config_convert.o
-	$(VS)$(CC) $(LDFLAGS)$@ $(BUILDDIR)/config_convert.o $(LDLIBS)
+	$(VS)$(CC) -pie $(LDFLAGS)$@ $(BUILDDIR)/config_convert.o $(LDLIBS)
 
 # install for stage phase
 #include $(TL_DIR)/Makerules/Maketargets.stage
diff --git a/Makerules/Maketargets.build b/Makerules/Maketargets.build
index ebf9fdf..9cd7844 100755
--- a/Makerules/Maketargets.build
+++ b/Makerules/Maketargets.build
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ else # BUILD_TARGET_OS is not VXWORKS
 $(CMD_TARGETS_EXE) :	$(CT_OBJECTS) $(RSCOBJECTS) $(DEPLIBS_TARGETS)
 	@echo Linking executable...
 	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-	$(VS)$(CC) $(LDFLAGS)$@ $(CT_OBJECTS) $(LDLIBS)
+	$(VS)$(CC) -pie $(LDFLAGS)$@ $(CT_OBJECTS) $(LDLIBS)
 endif # BUILD_TARGET_OS is VXWORKS
 endif # CMD_TARGETS_EXE non-null