diff --git a/astro/libnova/Makefile b/astro/libnova/Makefile
index 99d6f358bf97..67330eebbd8e 100644
--- a/astro/libnova/Makefile
+++ b/astro/libnova/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 INSTALL_TARGET=	install-strip
 
+PIE_UNSAFE=	yes
+
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|^CFLAGS=|#CFLAGS=|g' ${WRKSRC}/configure