diff --git a/subversion/Makefile.in b/subversion/Makefile.in
index faf2a7003..24cf06239 100644
--- a/subversion/Makefile.in
+++ b/subversion/Makefile.in
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ schema-clean:
 	$(PYTHON) $(top_srcdir)/build/transform_sql.py $< $(top_srcdir)/$@
 
 .c.o:
-	$(COMPILE) -o $@ -c $<
+	$(COMPILE) -fpie -o $@ -c $<
 
 .cpp.o:
 	$(COMPILE_CXX) -o $@ -c $<