diff --git a/srcpkgs/octave/template b/srcpkgs/octave/template
index b9346a4755..3d737f7dc8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/octave/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/octave/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'octave'
 pkgname=octave
 version=4.0.2
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="perl gcc-fortran pkg-config gnuplot"
 makedepends="pcre-devel lapack-devel readline-devel libSM-devel libltdl-devel
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ license="GPL-3"
 homepage="https://gnu.org/software/octave/"
 distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/octave/octave-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=98c11ecead8ea759eb1d010ad6319a63a1c6199d3a7e2abbafe453c753090403
-nocross=yes
-nopie=yes
+
+export FFLAGS="-fPIC"
 
 # Package build options
 # TODO: some options are still missing, such as java