diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e98c445f53..e45a6a55af 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ option(USE_UPNP "Enables UPnP port mapping support" ON)
 option(DISABLE_WX "Disable wxWidgets (use Qt or CLI interface)" OFF)
 option(ENABLE_QT "Enable Qt (use the experimental Qt interface)" OFF)
 option(ENABLE_PCH "Use PCH to speed up compilation" ON)
+option(ENABLE_PIE "Build a Position-Independent Executable (PIE)" ON)
 option(ENABLE_LTO "Enables Link Time Optimization" OFF)
 option(ENABLE_GENERIC "Enables generic build that should run on any little-endian host" OFF)
 if(APPLE)
@@ -218,6 +219,11 @@ if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
 	check_and_add_flag(VISIBILITY_HIDDEN -fvisibility=hidden)
 endif()
 
+if(ENABLE_PIE)
+	add_definitions(-fPIE)
+	set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -pie")
+endif()
+
 if(ENABLE_LTO)
 	check_and_add_flag(LTO -flto)
 	if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL GNU)