diff --git a/lib/clang/Makefile.inc b/lib/clang/Makefile.inc
index 5a8ead5292c..2dfc966726b 100644
--- a/lib/clang/Makefile.inc
+++ b/lib/clang/Makefile.inc
@@ -2,11 +2,7 @@
 .include <bsd.compiler.mk>
 
 PACKAGE=	clang
-
-# Build only PIE static libraries; bsd.lib.mk does support this directly.
-MK_PIE:=	no
-CFLAGS+=	${PIEFLAG} ${SHARED_CFLAGS}
-CXXFLAGS+=	${PIEFLAG} ${SHARED_CXXFLAGS}
+MK_PIE:=	no	# Explicit libXXX.a references
 
 .if ${COMPILER_TYPE} == "clang"
 DEBUG_FILES_CFLAGS= -gline-tables-only
diff --git a/usr.bin/clang/Makefile.inc b/usr.bin/clang/Makefile.inc
index 8f812e24fcd..831cd56a8c2 100644
--- a/usr.bin/clang/Makefile.inc
+++ b/usr.bin/clang/Makefile.inc
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ WARNS?=		0
 
 .include <bsd.compiler.mk>
 
+MK_PIE:=	no	# Explicit libXXX.a references
+
 .if ${COMPILER_TYPE} == "clang"
 DEBUG_FILES_CFLAGS= -gline-tables-only
 .else