diff --git a/chapter05/gcc-pass1.xml b/chapter05/gcc-pass1.xml
index 23bb01ba6..2a1becad0 100644
--- a/chapter05/gcc-pass1.xml
+++ b/chapter05/gcc-pass1.xml
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ cd       build</userinput></screen>
     --with-sysroot=$LFS       \
     --with-newlib             \
     --without-headers         \
+    --enable-default-pie      \
+    --enable-default-ssp      \
     --disable-nls             \
     --disable-shared          \
     --disable-multilib        \
diff --git a/chapter06/gcc-pass2.xml b/chapter06/gcc-pass2.xml
index 17c164362..be33348f1 100644
--- a/chapter06/gcc-pass2.xml
+++ b/chapter06/gcc-pass2.xml
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ cd       build</userinput></screen>
     LDFLAGS_FOR_TARGET=-L$PWD/$LFS_TGT/libgcc      \
     --prefix=/usr                                  \
     --with-build-sysroot=$LFS                      \
+    --enable-default-pie                           \
+    --enable-default-ssp                           \
     --disable-nls                                  \
     --disable-multilib                             \
     --disable-decimal-float                        \
diff --git a/chapter08/gcc.xml b/chapter08/gcc.xml
index 430b586c1..1df7aabc7 100644
--- a/chapter08/gcc.xml
+++ b/chapter08/gcc.xml
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ cd       build</userinput></screen>
 <screen arch="default"><userinput remap="configure">../configure --prefix=/usr            \
              LD=ld                    \
              --enable-languages=c,c++ \
+             --enable-default-pie     \
+             --enable-default-ssp     \
              --disable-multilib       \
              --disable-bootstrap      \
              --with-system-zlib</userinput></screen>