diff --git a/lib/libc/Makefile b/lib/libc/Makefile
--- a/lib/libc/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libc/Makefile
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 
 .include <src.opts.mk>
 
-# Force building of libc_pic.a
-MK_TOOLCHAIN=	yes
-
 LIBC_SRCTOP?= ${.CURDIR}
 
 # Pick the current architecture directory for libc. In general, this is
diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk b/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk
--- a/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@
 .endif
 .endif #defined(SHLIB_NAME)
 
-.if defined(INSTALL_PIC_ARCHIVE) && defined(LIB) && !empty(LIB) && ${MK_TOOLCHAIN} != "no"
+.if defined(INSTALL_PIC_ARCHIVE) && defined(LIB) && !empty(LIB)
 _LIBS+=		lib${LIB_PRIVATE}${LIB}_pic.a
 
 lib${LIB_PRIVATE}${LIB}_pic.a: ${SOBJS}
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@
 .endif # SHLIB_LDSCRIPT
 .endif # SHLIB_LINK
 .endif # SHIB_NAME
-.if defined(INSTALL_PIC_ARCHIVE) && defined(LIB) && !empty(LIB) && ${MK_TOOLCHAIN} != "no"
+.if defined(INSTALL_PIC_ARCHIVE) && defined(LIB) && !empty(LIB)
 	${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS:D${TAG_ARGS},dev} -o ${LIBOWN} -g ${LIBGRP} -m ${LIBMODE} \
 	    ${_INSTALLFLAGS} lib${LIB}_pic.a ${DESTDIR}${_LIBDIR}/
 .endif