diff --git a/core/clear_vars.mk b/core/clear_vars.mk
index f23c4a65e..6ba4e717f 100644
--- a/core/clear_vars.mk
+++ b/core/clear_vars.mk
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ LOCAL_MODULE_TARGET_ARCH_WARN:=
 LOCAL_MODULE_UNSUPPORTED_TARGET_ARCH:=
 LOCAL_MODULE_UNSUPPORTED_TARGET_ARCH_WARN:=
 LOCAL_MODULE_HOST_ARCH:=
+LOCAL_NO_FPIE :=
 
 # arch specific variables
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES_$(TARGET_ARCH):=
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index b18f56e7c..dcb9fc601 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -1442,7 +1442,6 @@ $(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
 	$($(PRIVATE_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)HOST_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_NO_DEFAULT_COMPILER_FLAGS),, \
 		$(PRIVATE_HOST_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
-		$(HOST_FPIE_FLAGS) \
 	) \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
 	-o $@ \
diff --git a/core/host_executable.mk b/core/host_executable.mk
index bf3cde1fd..0091f3f73 100644
--- a/core/host_executable.mk
+++ b/core/host_executable.mk
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ endif
 endif
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(LOCAL_NO_FPIE),)
+LOCAL_LDFLAGS += $(HOST_FPIE_FLAGS)
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(my_module_multilib),both)
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_MODULE_PATH_32)$(LOCAL_MODULE_STEM_32),)
 $(error $(LOCAL_PATH): LOCAL_MODULE_STEM_32 or LOCAL_MODULE_PATH_32 is required for LOCAL_MULTILIB := both for module $(LOCAL_MODULE))