diff --git a/core/binary.mk b/core/binary.mk
index 4554d4db06..77362e31e8 100644
--- a/core/binary.mk
+++ b/core/binary.mk
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ endif
 # MinGW spits out warnings about -fPIC even for -fpie?!) being ignored because
 # 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
@@ -227,6 +228,7 @@ else
 my_cflags += -fPIC
 endif
 endif
+endif
 
 ifdef LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
 my_src_files += $(LOCAL_SRC_FILES_$($(my_prefix)OS)) $(LOCAL_SRC_FILES_$($(my_prefix)OS)_$($(my_prefix)$(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)ARCH))
diff --git a/core/clear_vars.mk b/core/clear_vars.mk
index 6121c45d27..6f5633cc2e 100644
--- a/core/clear_vars.mk
+++ b/core/clear_vars.mk
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ LOCAL_PROTOC_FLAGS:=
 LOCAL_PROTO_JAVA_OUTPUT_PARAMS:=
 LOCAL_NO_CRT:=
 LOCAL_NO_LIBGCC:=
+LOCAL_NO_PIC:=
 LOCAL_PROPRIETARY_MODULE:=
 LOCAL_OEM_MODULE:=
 LOCAL_ODM_MODULE:=