diff --git a/variants/portduino/platformio.ini b/variants/portduino/platformio.ini
index 5bbde2adf..b79a97d20 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} -O0 -I variants/portduino
+build_flags = ${portduino_base.build_flags} -fPIE -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} -O0 -lgpiod -I variants/portduino
+build_flags = ${portduino_base.build_flags} -fPIE -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} -O0 -lgpiod -I variants/portduino
+build_flags = ${portduino_base.build_flags} -fPIE -O0 -lgpiod -I variants/portduino
 board = linux_arm
 lib_deps = ${portduino_base.lib_deps}
 build_src_filter = ${portduino_base.build_src_filter}