diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.opts.mk b/share/mk/bsd.opts.mk
--- a/share/mk/bsd.opts.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.opts.mk
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@
     INIT_ALL_PATTERN \
     INIT_ALL_ZERO \
     INSTALL_AS_USER \
-    PIE \
     RETPOLINE \
     STALE_STAGED
 
@@ -85,6 +84,16 @@
     STAGING_PROG/STAGING \
     STALE_STAGED/STAGING \
 
+.if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "armv7" || ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "armv6" \
+    || ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "i386" || ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "mips" \
+    || ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "mipsel" || ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "mipsn32el" \
+    || ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "mipsn32" || ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "mipshf" \
+    || ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "mipselhf" || ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "powerpc" \
+    || ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "powerpcspe"
+__DEFAULT_NO_OPTIONS+= PIE
+.else
+__DEFAULT_YES_OPTIONS+=PIE
+.endif
 
 .include <bsd.mkopt.mk>