diff --git a/configure b/configure
index d41c7eddff..9fba134746 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1346,13 +1346,6 @@ static THREAD int tls_var;
 int main(void) { return tls_var; }
 EOF
 
-# Check we support -fno-pie and -no-pie first; we will need the former for
-# building ROMs, and both for everything if --disable-pie is passed.
-if compile_prog "-Werror -fno-pie" "-no-pie"; then
-  CFLAGS_NOPIE="-fno-pie"
-  LDFLAGS_NOPIE="-no-pie"
-fi
-
 if test "$static" = "yes"; then
   if test "$pie" != "no" && compile_prog "-Werror -fPIE -DPIE" "-static-pie"; then
     CONFIGURE_CFLAGS="-fPIE -DPIE $CONFIGURE_CFLAGS"
@@ -1365,8 +1358,10 @@ if test "$static" = "yes"; then
     pie="no"
   fi
 elif test "$pie" = "no"; then
-  CONFIGURE_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS_NOPIE $CONFIGURE_CFLAGS"
-  CONFIGURE_LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS_NOPIE $CONFIGURE_LDFLAGS"
+  if compile_prog "-Werror -fno-pie" "-no-pie"; then
+    CONFIGURE_CFLAGS="-fno-pie $CONFIGURE_CFLAGS"
+    CONFIGURE_LDFLAGS="-no-pie $CONFIGURE_LDFLAGS"
+  fi
 elif compile_prog "-Werror -fPIE -DPIE" "-pie"; then
   CONFIGURE_CFLAGS="-fPIE -DPIE $CONFIGURE_CFLAGS"
   CONFIGURE_LDFLAGS="-pie $CONFIGURE_LDFLAGS"