diff --git a/srcpkgs/dcron/template b/srcpkgs/dcron/template
index eec36b1fb5..43a4606008 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dcron/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dcron/template
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'dcron'
 pkgname=dcron
 version=4.5
-revision=23
+revision=24
 conf_files="/var/spool/cron/root"
 replaces="cron-daemon>=0"
 provides="cron-daemon-1_1"
-systemd_services="dcron.service on"
 short_desc="Dillon's lightweight cron daemon"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.jimpryor.net/linux/dcron.html"
@@ -13,10 +12,6 @@ license="GPL-2"
 distfiles="http://www.jimpryor.net/linux/releases/dcron-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=9e50edb6f5bd8153b16bad05087d985e5153ce45cc01ae77e7f842213fb4a824
 
-# Build PIE binaries by default.
-CFLAGS="-fPIE"
-LDFLAGS="-pie"
-
 make_dirs="
  /etc/cron.d 0755 root root
  /etc/cron.hourly 0755 root root
@@ -26,12 +21,18 @@ make_dirs="
  /var/spool/cronstamps 0755 root root"
 
 build_options="systemd"
+if [ "$build_option_systemd" ]; then
+	systemd_services="dcron.service on"
+fi
 
+do_configure() {
+	sed -i 's,-[og] root,,g' Makefile
+}
 do_build() {
-	make PREFIX=/usr CRONTAB_GROUP=users CRONTABS=/var/spool/cron \
+	make CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIE" LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -pie" \
+		PREFIX=/usr CRONTAB_GROUP=users CRONTABS=/var/spool/cron \
 		CRONSTAMPS=/var/spool/cronstamps ${makejobs}
 }
-
 do_install() {
 	make DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} install