diff -ur b/src/runtime/Config.x86-linux a/src/runtime/Config.x86-linux
--- b/src/runtime/Config.x86-linux	2012-01-09 02:08:10.000000000 +0000
+++ a/src/runtime/Config.x86-linux	2012-02-02 14:32:56.000000000 +0000
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 # (You *are* encouraged to design and implement a coherent stable
 # interface, though.:-| As far as I (WHN 2002-05-19) know, no one is
 # working on one and it would be a nice thing to have.)
-LINKFLAGS += -Wl,--export-dynamic -m32
+LINKFLAGS += -Wl,--export-dynamic -m32 -nopie
 OS_LIBS = -ldl
 
 ifdef LISP_FEATURE_LARGEFILE
diff -ur b/src/runtime/Config.x86_64-linux a/src/runtime/Config.x86_64-linux
--- b/src/runtime/Config.x86_64-linux	2012-01-09 02:08:10.000000000 +0000
+++ a/src/runtime/Config.x86_64-linux	2012-02-02 14:32:44.000000000 +0000
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 # (You *are* encouraged to design and implement a coherent stable
 # interface, though.:-| As far as I (WHN 2002-05-19) know, no one is
 # working on one and it would be a nice thing to have.)
-LINKFLAGS += -Wl,--export-dynamic
+LINKFLAGS += -Wl,--export-dynamic -nopie
 OS_LIBS = -ldl
 
 ifdef LISP_FEATURE_LARGEFILE