diff --git a/lang/mecrisp-stellaris/Makefile b/lang/mecrisp-stellaris/Makefile
index e6cf0d375673..25c210608262 100644
--- a/lang/mecrisp-stellaris/Makefile
+++ b/lang/mecrisp-stellaris/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 PORTNAME=	mecrisp-stellaris
-PORTVERSION=	2.6.3
+DISTVERSION=	2.6.3
 CATEGORIES=	lang
 MASTER_SITES=	SF/mecrisp
 
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ ONLY_FOR_ARCHS_REASON=	written in ARM assembly
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	arm-none-eabi-binutils>2.25:devel/binutils@arm_none_eabi
 
+# Port installs a hand-crafted position-dependent ELF binary.
+PIE_UNSAFE=	yes
+
 # stripping eats our hand-crafted ELF binaries, so don't do that
 # the binaries are free of symbols or stuff like that anyway
 STRIP=