diff --git a/toolchain/Config.in b/toolchain/Config.in
index 652c9d8c1d..6aaf68bf65 100644
--- a/toolchain/Config.in
+++ b/toolchain/Config.in
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_DEBUG
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL
-	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_SUPPORTS_PIE
+	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_SUPPORTS_PIE if !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 
 choice
 	prompt "Toolchain type"