diff --git a/config/optimize b/config/optimize
index 32eba8d5ec..83db6124da 100644
--- a/config/optimize
+++ b/config/optimize
@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@ if [ "$LTO_SUPPORT" = yes ];then
   LD_OPTIM="$LD_OPTIM -flto"
 fi
 
-if [ "$PRELINK_SUPPORT" = yes ]; then
-  GCC_OPTIM="$GCC_OPTIM -fPIC"
-  LD_OPTIM="$LD_OPTIM -fPIC"
-fi
-
 if [ "$DEBUG" = yes ]; then
   TARGET_CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS -ggdb"
   TARGET_CXXFLAGS="$TARGET_CXXFLAGS -ggdb"