diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@
   $(BITCOIN_CORE_H)
 
 # seeder library
-libbitcoin_seeder_a_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(BITCOIN_SEEDER_INCLUDES)
+libbitcoin_seeder_a_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(PIE_FLAGS) $(BITCOIN_SEEDER_INCLUDES)
 libbitcoin_seeder_a_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(PIE_FLAGS)
 libbitcoin_seeder_a_SOURCES = \
   seeder/bitcoin.cpp \