diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/back/link.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/back/link.rs
index dcce1d45298c..5c11f7276f26 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/back/link.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/back/link.rs
@@ -1184,10 +1184,12 @@ fn exec_linker(
 }
 
 fn link_output_kind(sess: &Session, crate_type: CrateType) -> LinkOutputKind {
-    let kind = match (crate_type, sess.crt_static(Some(crate_type)), sess.relocation_model()) {
-        (CrateType::Executable, false, RelocModel::Pic) => LinkOutputKind::DynamicPicExe,
+    // Only use PIE if explicity specified.
+    let explicit_pic = matches!(sess.opts.cg.relocation_model, Some(RelocModel::Pic));
+    let kind = match (crate_type, sess.crt_static(Some(crate_type)), explicit_pic) {
+        (CrateType::Executable, false, true) => LinkOutputKind::DynamicPicExe,
         (CrateType::Executable, false, _) => LinkOutputKind::DynamicNoPicExe,
-        (CrateType::Executable, true, RelocModel::Pic) => LinkOutputKind::StaticPicExe,
+        (CrateType::Executable, true, true) => LinkOutputKind::StaticPicExe,
         (CrateType::Executable, true, _) => LinkOutputKind::StaticNoPicExe,
         (_, true, _) => LinkOutputKind::StaticDylib,
         (_, false, _) => LinkOutputKind::DynamicDylib,