diff --git a/src/DebugConfiguration.h b/src/DebugConfiguration.h
index 303e26899..36b009ff2 100644
--- a/src/DebugConfiguration.h
+++ b/src/DebugConfiguration.h
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@
 #endif // HAS_WIFI
 
 #if HAS_WIFI || HAS_ETHERNET
-#include <Syslog.h>
 
 class Syslog
 {
diff --git a/variants/portduino/platformio.ini b/variants/portduino/platformio.ini
index b79a97d20..e3845132b 100644
--- a/variants/portduino/platformio.ini
+++ b/variants/portduino/platformio.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [env:native]
 extends = portduino_base
-build_flags = ${portduino_base.build_flags} -fPIE -O0 -I variants/portduino
+build_flags = ${portduino_base.build_flags} -fPIC -O0 -I variants/portduino
 board = cross_platform
 lib_deps = ${portduino_base.lib_deps}
 build_src_filter = ${portduino_base.build_src_filter}
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ build_src_filter = ${portduino_base.build_src_filter}
 ; The Portduino based sim environment on top of a linux OS and touching linux hardware devices
 [env:linux]
 extends = portduino_base
-build_flags = ${portduino_base.build_flags} -fPIE -O0 -lgpiod -I variants/portduino
+build_flags = ${portduino_base.build_flags} -fPIC -O0 -lgpiod -I variants/portduino
 board = linux_hardware
 lib_deps = ${portduino_base.lib_deps}
 build_src_filter = ${portduino_base.build_src_filter}
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ build_src_filter = ${portduino_base.build_src_filter}
 ; The Portduino based sim environment on top of a linux OS and touching linux hardware devices
 [env:linux-arm]
 extends = portduino_base
-build_flags = ${portduino_base.build_flags} -fPIE -O0 -lgpiod -I variants/portduino
+build_flags = ${portduino_base.build_flags} -fPIC -O0 -lgpiod -I variants/portduino
 board = linux_arm
 lib_deps = ${portduino_base.lib_deps}
 build_src_filter = ${portduino_base.build_src_filter}