diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/default.nix
index e6acca591005..74d482bea205 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   cargo,
   staticCompiler ? false,
   enableShared ? stdenv.targetPlatform.hasSharedLibraries,
-  enableDefaultPie ? true,
+  enableDefaultPie ? stdenv.targetPlatform.hasSharedLibraries,
   enableLTO ? stdenv.hostPlatform.hasSharedLibraries,
   texinfo ? null,
   perl ? null, # optional, for texi2pod (then pod2man)