diff --git a/core/binary.mk b/core/binary.mk
index 6d73f9e..4c68ba7 100644
--- a/core/binary.mk
+++ b/core/binary.mk
@@ -354,17 +354,15 @@
 # MinGW spits out warnings about -fPIC even for -fpie?!) being ignored because
 # all code is position independent, and then those warnings get promoted to
 # errors.
-ifneq ($(LOCAL_NO_PIC),true)
-  ifneq ($(filter EXECUTABLES NATIVE_TESTS,$(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS)),)
-    my_cflags += -fPIE
-    ifndef BUILD_HOST_static
-      ifneq ($(LOCAL_FORCE_STATIC_EXECUTABLE),true)
-        my_ldflags += -pie
-      endif
+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
-  else
-    my_cflags += -fPIC
   endif
+else
+  my_cflags += -fPIC
 endif
 
 ifdef LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE