diff --git a/srcpkgs/xinit/template b/srcpkgs/xinit/template
index 38148bd36e5..a6dc344edd5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xinit/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xinit/template
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # Template build file for 'xinit'.
 pkgname=xinit
 version=1.3.4
-revision=3
+revision=4
+build_pie=yes
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-xinitdir=/etc/X11/xinit"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"