diff --git a/mkspecs/linux-icc/qmake.conf b/mkspecs/linux-icc/qmake.conf
index 2c66e80db4b..8ca27670614 100644
--- a/mkspecs/linux-icc/qmake.conf
+++ b/mkspecs/linux-icc/qmake.conf
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ QMAKE_LINK              = icpc
 QMAKE_LINK_SHLIB        = icpc
 QMAKE_LFLAGS            =
 QMAKE_LFLAGS_RELEASE    =
+QMAKE_LFLAGS_APP        = -pie
 QMAKE_LFLAGS_DEBUG      =
 QMAKE_LFLAGS_SHLIB      = -shared -shared-intel
 QMAKE_LFLAGS_PLUGIN     = $$QMAKE_LFLAGS_SHLIB