diff --git a/configure b/configure
index cb21108d34..c228f7c21e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2137,7 +2137,6 @@ EOF
 # Check we support --no-pie first; we will need this for building ROMs.
 if compile_prog "-Werror -fno-pie" "-no-pie"; then
   CFLAGS_NOPIE="-fno-pie"
-  LDFLAGS_NOPIE="-no-pie"
 fi
 
 if test "$static" = "yes"; then
@@ -2153,7 +2152,6 @@ if test "$static" = "yes"; then
   fi
 elif test "$pie" = "no"; then
   CONFIGURE_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS_NOPIE $CONFIGURE_CFLAGS"
-  CONFIGURE_LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS_NOPIE $CONFIGURE_LDFLAGS"
 elif compile_prog "-Werror -fPIE -DPIE" "-pie"; then
   CONFIGURE_CFLAGS="-fPIE -DPIE $CONFIGURE_CFLAGS"
   CONFIGURE_LDFLAGS="-pie $CONFIGURE_LDFLAGS"
@@ -6714,7 +6712,6 @@ echo "QEMU_CXXFLAGS=$QEMU_CXXFLAGS" >> $config_host_mak
 echo "GLIB_CFLAGS=$glib_cflags" >> $config_host_mak
 echo "GLIB_LIBS=$glib_libs" >> $config_host_mak
 echo "QEMU_LDFLAGS=$QEMU_LDFLAGS" >> $config_host_mak
-echo "LDFLAGS_NOPIE=$LDFLAGS_NOPIE" >> $config_host_mak
 echo "LD_I386_EMULATION=$ld_i386_emulation" >> $config_host_mak
 echo "EXESUF=$EXESUF" >> $config_host_mak
 echo "HOST_DSOSUF=$HOST_DSOSUF" >> $config_host_mak
diff --git a/pc-bios/optionrom/Makefile b/pc-bios/optionrom/Makefile
index 084fc10f05..30771f8d17 100644
--- a/pc-bios/optionrom/Makefile
+++ b/pc-bios/optionrom/Makefile
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ override CFLAGS += $(call cc-option, $(Wa)-32)
 
 LD_I386_EMULATION ?= elf_i386
 override LDFLAGS = -m $(LD_I386_EMULATION) -T $(SRC_DIR)/flat.lds
-override LDFLAGS += $(LDFLAGS_NOPIE)
 
 all: multiboot.bin linuxboot.bin linuxboot_dma.bin kvmvapic.bin pvh.bin