diff --git a/package/pure-ftpd/pure-ftpd.mk b/package/pure-ftpd/pure-ftpd.mk
index 8269327d27..b49f047e44 100644
--- a/package/pure-ftpd/pure-ftpd.mk
+++ b/package/pure-ftpd/pure-ftpd.mk
@@ -33,4 +33,8 @@ else
 PURE_FTPD_CONF_OPTS += --without-tls
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_arc),y)
+PURE_FTPD_CONF_ENV += ax_cv_check_cflags___fPIE=no ax_cv_check_ldflags___fPIE=no
+endif
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))