diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
index 4370db8f3..2ca99ef54 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += \
 			-Werror=format-security \
 			-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 \
 			-Wstrict-aliasing=2 \
-			-fPIC -fPIE \
+			-fPIC \
 			-ffunction-sections \
 			-finline-functions \
 			-finline-limit=300 \
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86_64.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86_64.mk
index f6a9fc86e..9dbcc19e9 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86_64.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86_64.mk
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += \
 			-Werror=format-security \
 			-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 \
 			-Wstrict-aliasing=2 \
-			-fPIC -fPIE \
+			-fPIC \
 			-ffunction-sections \
 			-finline-functions \
 			-finline-limit=300 \