diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index 61dc342d..14c2ff64 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export NIX_LDFLAGS=
 simple_SOURCES = simple.c
 # no -fpic for simple.o
 simple_CFLAGS =
-simple_LDFLAGS = -Wl,-z,noexecstack -no-pie
+simple_LDFLAGS = -Wl,-z,noexecstack
 
 simple_pie_SOURCES = simple.c
 simple_pie_CFLAGS = -fPIC -pie
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ libmany_syms_so_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS_sharedlib)
 no_rpath_SOURCES = no-rpath.c
 # no -fpic for no-rpath.o
 no_rpath_CFLAGS =
-no_rpath_LDFLAGS = -no-pie
+no_rpath_LDFLAGS =
 
 contiguous_note_sections_SOURCES = contiguous-note-sections.s contiguous-note-sections.ld
 contiguous_note_sections_LDFLAGS = -nostdlib -T $(srcdir)/contiguous-note-sections.ld