diff --git a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
index 93ec0a323c1..dcd824d17a3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'rsyslog'
 pkgname=rsyslog
-version=8.8.0
+version=8.9.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-gnutls --enable-mysql --enable-pgsql
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-3"
 homepage="http://www.rsyslog.com"
 distfiles="${homepage}/files/download/rsyslog/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
-checksum=147a7e474665af7a817ac18d7924e26448350a77572e7fd9cfe284cb6291a0eb
+checksum=eab00e8e758cd9dd33b3e2cf6af80297d1951dc7db37bd723a6488a35d577adc
 
-# Package build options
+build_pie=yes
 build_options="systemd"
 lib32disabled=yes
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config postgresql-libs-devel"