diff --git a/lib/CodeGen/BackendUtil.cpp b/lib/CodeGen/BackendUtil.cpp
index edc3a47..2f44711 100644
--- a/lib/CodeGen/BackendUtil.cpp
+++ b/lib/CodeGen/BackendUtil.cpp
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@
   Options.RealignStack = CodeGenOpts.StackRealignment;
   Options.DisableTailCalls = CodeGenOpts.DisableTailCalls;
   Options.TrapFuncName = CodeGenOpts.TrapFuncName;
+  Options.PositionIndependentExecutable = LangOpts.PIELevel != 0;
 
   TargetMachine *TM = TheTarget->createTargetMachine(Triple, TargetOpts.CPU,
                                                      FeaturesStr, Options,