diff --git a/srcpkgs/i3/template b/srcpkgs/i3/template
index 9f602209f54..550719aa5f3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/i3/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/i3/template
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # Template file for 'i3'
 pkgname=i3
 version=4.9.1
-revision=1
+revision=2
+build_pie=yes
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config perl"
 makedepends="pcre-devel>=8.30 yajl-devel libxcb-devel libev-devel