diff --git a/app-admin/grub-customizer/files/grub-customizer-5.2.4-fix-flags.patch b/app-admin/grub-customizer/files/grub-customizer-5.2.4-fix-flags.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a21134ab15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app-admin/grub-customizer/files/grub-customizer-5.2.4-fix-flags.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- a/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6.2) # may be lower
+ 
+ ADD_DEFINITIONS(-std=c++11)
+ 
+-set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
+ 
+ find_package(PkgConfig)
+ 
diff --git a/app-admin/grub-customizer/grub-customizer-5.2.4.ebuild b/app-admin/grub-customizer/grub-customizer-5.2.4-r1.ebuild
similarity index 89%
rename from app-admin/grub-customizer/grub-customizer-5.2.4.ebuild
rename to app-admin/grub-customizer/grub-customizer-5.2.4-r1.ebuild
index 5975521050..44ed375cde 100644
--- a/app-admin/grub-customizer/grub-customizer-5.2.4.ebuild
+++ b/app-admin/grub-customizer/grub-customizer-5.2.4-r1.ebuild
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ RDEPEND="
 "
 BDEPEND="virtual/pkgconfig"
 
+PATCHES=(
+	# prevent -fPIE being added
+	"${FILESDIR}/${P}-fix-flags.patch"
+)
+
 src_prepare() {
 	cmake_src_prepare
 	gunzip misc/manpage.gz || die