diff --git a/core/binary.mk b/core/binary.mk
index 42d6f7640..beec71049 100644
--- a/core/binary.mk
+++ b/core/binary.mk
@@ -281,13 +281,18 @@ endif
 # all code is position independent, and then those warnings get promoted to
 # errors.
 ifneq ($(LOCAL_NO_PIC),true)
-ifneq ($($(my_prefix)OS),windows)
-ifneq ($(filter EXECUTABLES NATIVE_TESTS,$(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS)),)
-my_cflags += -fPIE
-else
-my_cflags += -fPIC
-endif
-endif
+  ifneq ($($(my_prefix)OS),windows)
+    ifneq ($(filter EXECUTABLES NATIVE_TESTS,$(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS)),)
+      my_cflags += -fPIE
+      ifndef BUILD_HOST_static
+        ifneq ($(LOCAL_FORCE_STATIC_EXECUTABLE),true)
+          my_ldflags += -pie
+        endif
+      endif
+    else
+      my_cflags += -fPIC
+    endif
+  endif
 endif
 
 ifdef LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index 4df4bc6c2..0f9d4dd9a 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -1879,11 +1879,6 @@ endef
 ###########################################################
 ## Commands for running gcc to link a host executable
 ###########################################################
-ifdef BUILD_HOST_static
-HOST_FPIE_FLAGS :=
-else
-HOST_FPIE_FLAGS := -pie
-endif
 
 ifneq ($(HOST_CUSTOM_LD_COMMAND),true)
 define transform-host-o-to-executable-inner
diff --git a/core/host_executable.mk b/core/host_executable.mk
index 324f5ffc9..a2111a1eb 100644
--- a/core/host_executable.mk
+++ b/core/host_executable.mk
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ my_module_multilib := first
 endif
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(LOCAL_NO_FPIE),)
-LOCAL_LDFLAGS += $(HOST_FPIE_FLAGS)
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(my_module_multilib),both)
 ifneq ($(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS),NATIVE_TESTS)
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_MODULE_PATH_32)$(LOCAL_MODULE_STEM_32),)
@@ -63,10 +59,6 @@ LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE :=
 LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE :=
 LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS :=
 
-ifeq ($(LOCAL_NO_FPIE),)
-LOCAL_LDFLAGS += $(HOST_CROSS_FPIE_FLAGS)
-endif
-
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/host_executable_internal.mk
 LOCAL_LDFLAGS := $(saved_LOCAL_LDFLAGS)
 LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE := $(saved_LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE)
@@ -85,10 +77,6 @@ LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE :=
 LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE :=
 LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS :=
 
-ifeq ($(LOCAL_NO_FPIE),)
-LOCAL_LDFLAGS += $(HOST_CROSS_FPIE_FLAGS)
-endif
-
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/host_executable_internal.mk
 LOCAL_LDFLAGS := $(saved_LOCAL_LDFLAGS)
 LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE := $(saved_LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE)