diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 42db005ed..fd67ec2b3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ WHALE = "+"
 TESTFLAGS_RACE=
 GOFILES=$(shell find . -type f -name '*.go')
 GO_TAGS=$(if $(BUILDTAGS),-tags "$(BUILDTAGS)",)
-GO_LDFLAGS=-ldflags '-s -w -X $(PKG)/version.Version=$(VERSION) -X $(PKG)/version.Revision=$(REVISION) -X $(PKG)/version.Package=$(PKG) $(EXTRA_LDFLAGS)'
+GO_LDFLAGS=-ldflags '-extldflags "-Wl,-z,now" -s -w -X $(PKG)/version.Version=$(VERSION) -X $(PKG)/version.Revision=$(REVISION) -X $(PKG)/version.Package=$(PKG) $(EXTRA_LDFLAGS)'
 
 BINARIES=$(addprefix bin/,$(COMMANDS))
 
@@ -84,14 +84,14 @@ FORCE:
 # Build a binary from a cmd.
 bin/%: cmd/% FORCE
 	@echo "$(WHALE) $@${BINARY_SUFFIX}"
-	@go build ${GO_GCFLAGS} ${GO_BUILD_FLAGS} -o $@${BINARY_SUFFIX} ${GO_LDFLAGS} ${GO_TAGS}  ./$<
+	@go build -buildmode=pie ${GO_GCFLAGS} ${GO_BUILD_FLAGS} -o $@${BINARY_SUFFIX} ${GO_LDFLAGS} --ldflags '-extldflags "-Wl,-z,now" -s' ${GO_TAGS}  ./$<
 
 binaries: $(BINARIES) ## build binaries
 	@echo "$(WHALE) $@"
 
 build:
 	@echo "$(WHALE) $@"
-	@go build ${GO_GCFLAGS} ${GO_BUILD_FLAGS} ${GO_LDFLAGS} ${GO_TAGS} $(PACKAGES)
+	@go build -buildmode=pie ${GO_GCFLAGS} ${GO_BUILD_FLAGS} ${GO_LDFLAGS} --ldflags '-extldflags "-Wl,-z,now" -s' ${GO_TAGS} $(PACKAGES)
 
 clean: ## clean up binaries
 	@echo "$(WHALE) $@"