diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
index 14285b15a8..3030c3d534 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ $(obj)/dochecklxdialog:
 always := dochecklxdialog
 
 # Add environment specific flags
-HOST_EXTRACFLAGS += $(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/$(src)/check.sh $(HOSTCC) $(HOSTCFLAGS))
+HOST_EXTRACFLAGS += $(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/$(src)/check.sh $(HOSTCC) $(HOSTCFLAGS)) -fpie
 
 # generated files seem to need this to find local include files
 HOSTCFLAGS_zconf.lex.o	:= -I$(src)
diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
index 7f3bed72ee..58865d50d0 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile
+++ b/tools/Makefile
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ HOST_EXTRACFLAGS += -include $(srctree)/include/libfdt_env.h \
 		-DCONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE=$(CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE) \
 		-DUSE_HOSTCC \
 		-D__KERNEL_STRICT_NAMES \
-		-D_GNU_SOURCE
+		-D_GNU_SOURCE -fpie
 
 __build:	$(LOGO-y)