diff --git a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/base/linux_gnu.rs b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/base/linux_gnu.rs
index 7a907c802df2e..02e243fe0a129 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/base/linux_gnu.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/base/linux_gnu.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 use crate::spec::{Cc, Env, LinkerFlavor, Lld, TargetOptions, base};
 
 pub(crate) fn opts() -> TargetOptions {
-    let mut base = TargetOptions { env: Env::Gnu, ..base::linux::opts() };
+    let mut base = TargetOptions {
+        env: Env::Gnu,
+        static_position_independent_executables: true,
+        ..base::linux::opts()
+    };
 
     // When we're asked to use the `rust-lld` linker by default, set the appropriate lld-using
     // linker flavor, and self-contained linker component.
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/base/linux_musl.rs b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/base/linux_musl.rs
index 6d3124b559b11..7d65cf9707d2d 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/base/linux_musl.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/base/linux_musl.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use crate::spec::{Env, LinkSelfContainedDefault, TargetOptions, base, crt_object
 pub(crate) fn opts() -> TargetOptions {
     TargetOptions {
         env: Env::Musl,
+        static_position_independent_executables: true,
         pre_link_objects_self_contained: crt_objects::pre_musl_self_contained(),
         post_link_objects_self_contained: crt_objects::post_musl_self_contained(),
         link_self_contained: LinkSelfContainedDefault::InferredForMusl,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/s390x_unknown_linux_musl.rs b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/s390x_unknown_linux_musl.rs
index 5ff9f025ba1d9..c4f7320969696 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/s390x_unknown_linux_musl.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/s390x_unknown_linux_musl.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ pub(crate) fn target() -> Target {
     base.cpu = "z10".into();
     base.max_atomic_width = Some(128);
     base.min_global_align = Some(Align::from_bits(16).unwrap());
-    base.static_position_independent_executables = true;
     base.stack_probes = StackProbeType::Inline;
     base.supported_sanitizers =
         SanitizerSet::ADDRESS | SanitizerSet::LEAK | SanitizerSet::MEMORY | SanitizerSet::THREAD;
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/x86_64_unknown_linux_gnu.rs b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/x86_64_unknown_linux_gnu.rs
index 0d87a7b760c61..f8556b3415d94 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/x86_64_unknown_linux_gnu.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/x86_64_unknown_linux_gnu.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ pub(crate) fn target() -> Target {
     base.max_atomic_width = Some(64);
     base.add_pre_link_args(LinkerFlavor::Gnu(Cc::Yes, Lld::No), &["-m64"]);
     base.stack_probes = StackProbeType::Inline;
-    base.static_position_independent_executables = true;
     base.supported_sanitizers = SanitizerSet::ADDRESS
         | SanitizerSet::CFI
         | SanitizerSet::KCFI
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/x86_64_unknown_linux_musl.rs b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/x86_64_unknown_linux_musl.rs
index a664f22479913..8c82639c599ac 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/x86_64_unknown_linux_musl.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/x86_64_unknown_linux_musl.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ pub(crate) fn target() -> Target {
     base.max_atomic_width = Some(64);
     base.add_pre_link_args(LinkerFlavor::Gnu(Cc::Yes, Lld::No), &["-m64"]);
     base.stack_probes = StackProbeType::Inline;
-    base.static_position_independent_executables = true;
     base.supported_sanitizers = SanitizerSet::ADDRESS
         | SanitizerSet::CFI
         | SanitizerSet::LEAK