diff --git a/base-linux/lib/import/import-lx_hybrid.mk b/base-linux/lib/import/import-lx_hybrid.mk
index 71a1af5705..2005f33d4f 100644
--- a/base-linux/lib/import/import-lx_hybrid.mk
+++ b/base-linux/lib/import/import-lx_hybrid.mk
@@ -77,10 +77,17 @@ endif
 #
 # Use the host's startup codes, linker script, and dynamic linker
 #
+ifneq ($(filter hardening_tool_chain, $(SPECS)),)
+EXT_OBJECTS += $(shell cc $(CC_MARCH) -print-file-name=Scrt1.o)
+EXT_OBJECTS += $(shell cc $(CC_MARCH) -print-file-name=crti.o)
+EXT_OBJECTS += $(shell cc $(CC_MARCH) -print-file-name=crtbeginS.o)
+EXT_OBJECTS += $(shell cc $(CC_MARCH) -print-file-name=crtendS.o)
+else
 EXT_OBJECTS += $(shell cc $(CC_MARCH) -print-file-name=crt1.o)
 EXT_OBJECTS += $(shell cc $(CC_MARCH) -print-file-name=crti.o)
 EXT_OBJECTS += $(shell cc $(CC_MARCH) -print-file-name=crtbegin.o)
 EXT_OBJECTS += $(shell cc $(CC_MARCH) -print-file-name=crtend.o)
+endif
 EXT_OBJECTS += $(shell cc $(CC_MARCH) -print-file-name=crtn.o)
 EXT_OBJECTS += -lgcc -lgcc_s -lsupc++ -lc
 EXT_OBJECTS += -lpthread
diff --git a/base-linux/mk/spec-linux.mk b/base-linux/mk/spec-linux.mk
index 8c04c855b7..fe6e06151b 100644
--- a/base-linux/mk/spec-linux.mk
+++ b/base-linux/mk/spec-linux.mk
@@ -15,3 +15,7 @@ LD_SCRIPT_STATIC  = $(call select_from_repositories,src/platform/genode.ld) \
 else
 LD_SCRIPT_STATIC  =
 endif
+
+ifneq ($(filter hardening_tool_chain, $(SPECS)),)
+CC_OPT += -fPIC
+endif
diff --git a/base/lib/import/import-stdcxx.mk b/base/lib/import/import-stdcxx.mk
index 0e343f69f6..14c96db2ef 100644
--- a/base/lib/import/import-stdcxx.mk
+++ b/base/lib/import/import-stdcxx.mk
@@ -18,4 +18,8 @@ INC_DIR += $(shell echo "int main() {return 0;}" |\
 #
 # Link libstdc++ that comes with the tool chain
 #
+ifneq ($(filter hardening_tool_chain, $(SPECS)),)
+EXT_OBJECTS += $(shell $(CUSTOM_CXX_LIB) $(CC_MARCH) -print-file-name=libstdc++.so)
+else
 EXT_OBJECTS += $(shell $(CUSTOM_CXX_LIB) $(CC_MARCH) -print-file-name=libstdc++.a)
+endif