diff --git a/prog3_mandelbrot_ispc/Makefile b/prog3_mandelbrot_ispc/Makefile
index 07c0a2a..8a5237b 100644
--- a/prog3_mandelbrot_ispc/Makefile
+++ b/prog3_mandelbrot_ispc/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 CXX=g++ -m64
-CXXFLAGS=-I../common -Iobjs/ -O3 -Wall
+CXXFLAGS=-I../common -Iobjs/ -O3 -Wall -no-pie
 ISPC=ispc
 # note: change target to avx-x2 for AVX capable machines
 ISPCFLAGS=-O2 --target=sse4-x2 --arch=x86-64
diff --git a/prog4_sqrt/Makefile b/prog4_sqrt/Makefile
index a585c49..55d8f74 100644
--- a/prog4_sqrt/Makefile
+++ b/prog4_sqrt/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 CXX=g++ -m64
-CXXFLAGS=-I../common -Iobjs/ -O3 -Wall
+CXXFLAGS=-I../common -Iobjs/ -O3 -Wall -no-pie
 ISPC=ispc
 # note: change target to avx for AVX capable machines
 ISPCFLAGS=-O2 --target=sse4 --arch=x86-64
diff --git a/prog5_saxpy/Makefile b/prog5_saxpy/Makefile
index 8fe90ea..863d5cd 100644
--- a/prog5_saxpy/Makefile
+++ b/prog5_saxpy/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 CXX=g++ -m64
-CXXFLAGS=-I../common -Iobjs/ -O2 -Wall
+CXXFLAGS=-I../common -Iobjs/ -O2 -Wall -no-pie
 ISPC=ispc
 # note: change target to avx-x2 for AVX capable machines
 ISPCFLAGS=-O2 --target=sse4-x2 --arch=x86-64