diff --git a/srcpkgs/irqbalance/template b/srcpkgs/irqbalance/template
index 4cf7fde6328..5fdda4e3486 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/irqbalance/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/irqbalance/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'irqbalance'
 pkgname=irqbalance
 version=1.0.9
-revision=7
+revision=8
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="automake libtool pkg-config"
 makedepends="libglib-devel libcap-ng-devel"
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ license="GPL-2"
 homepage="https://github.com/Irqbalance/irqbalance"
 distfiles="https://github.com/Irqbalance/irqbalance/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=f1b8115948bb9f0bc36b9d7143ee8be751a294bc189d311408e753acc37169c3
+build_pie=yes
 
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	i686*|x86_64*) makedepends+=" libnuma-devel";;