diff --git a/core/binary.mk b/core/binary.mk
index a594149..37f35bc 100644
--- a/core/binary.mk
+++ b/core/binary.mk
@@ -281,13 +281,18 @@
 # 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 82447c9..2dff9cf 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -1881,11 +1881,6 @@
 ###########################################################
 ## 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 1480c2c..e4b5bc8 100644
--- a/core/host_executable.mk
+++ b/core/host_executable.mk
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@
 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),)
@@ -65,10 +61,6 @@
 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)
@@ -88,10 +80,6 @@
 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)