diff --git a/srcpkgs/js/template b/srcpkgs/js/template
index 75cbbe49e1b..936c499eb91 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/js/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/js/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'js'
 pkgname=js
 version=1.8.5
-revision=9
+revision=10
 build_wrksrc="js/src"
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="zip python perl nspr-devel"
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ do_configure() {
 	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 		export HOST_CC=cc
 		export HOST_CXX=g++
-		export HOST_CFLAGS="-Os -DFORCE_LITTLE_ENDIAN"
-		export HOST_CXXFLAGS="-Os -DFORCE_LITTLE_ENDIAN"
+		export HOST_CFLAGS="-Os -DFORCE_LITTLE_ENDIAN -fPIE"
+		export HOST_CXXFLAGS="-Os -DFORCE_LITTLE_ENDIAN -fPIE"
 
 		case "$XBPS_MACHINE" in
 			armv6l*) _args+=" --with-cpu-arch=armv6";;