diff --git a/node.gyp b/node.gyp
index daf06c7a7a0..2f5cf0e5654 100644
--- a/node.gyp
+++ b/node.gyp
@@ -365,6 +365,12 @@
             'PLATFORM="sunos"',
           ],
         }],
+        [ 'OS=="freebsd" or OS=="linux"', {
+          'ldflags': [ '-Wl,-z,noexecstack' ],
+        }],
+        [ 'OS=="sunos"', {
+          'ldflags': [ '-Wl,-M,/usr/lib/ld/map.noexstk' ],
+        }],
         [
           'OS in "linux freebsd" and node_shared_v8=="false"', {
             'ldflags': [