diff --git a/tools/Makefile.am b/tools/Makefile.am
index 466d349b..4d18c78c 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.am
+++ b/tools/Makefile.am
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ all-local: bin2c$(BUILD_EXEEXT)
 
 if CROSS_COMPILING
 bin2c$(BUILD_EXEEXT): bin2c.c
-	$(AM_V_CC) $(CC_FOR_BUILD) $(CPPFLAGS_FOR_BUILD) $(LDFLAGS_FOR_BUILD) -g3 -o $@ $? -lz -fPIC
+	$(AM_V_CC) $(CC_FOR_BUILD) $(CPPFLAGS_FOR_BUILD) $(LDFLAGS_FOR_BUILD) -g3 -o $@ $? -lz -fPIE
 else
 bin2c: bin2c.c
-	$(AM_V_CC) $(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -g3 -o $@ $? -lz -fPIC
+	$(AM_V_CC) $(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -g3 -o $@ $? -lz -fPIE
 endif
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \