diff --git a/srcpkgs/emacs/template b/srcpkgs/emacs/template
index 83822bca943..68e8b6add86 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/emacs/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/emacs/template
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pkgname=emacs
 version=24.5
 revision=1
 nocross=yes
+nopie=yes
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="ncurses-devel libXaw-devel gtk+-devel $(vopt_if dbus dbus-devel)
 $(vopt_if jpeg libjpeg-turbo-devel) $(vopt_if tiff tiff-devel)