diff --git a/package/pkg-meson.mk b/package/pkg-meson.mk
index a55063d58e..a57820d4d2 100644
--- a/package/pkg-meson.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-meson.mk
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 		--default-library=$(if $(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),static,shared) \
 		--buildtype=$(if $(BR2_ENABLE_DEBUG),debug,release) \
 		--cross-file=$$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR)/build/cross-compilation.conf \
-		-Db_pie=$(if $(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_SUPPORTS_PIE),true,false) \
 		-Dstrip=false \
 		-Dbuild.pkg_config_path=$$(HOST_DIR)/lib/pkgconfig \
 		$$($$(PKG)_CONF_OPTS) \