diff --git a/src/codegen/llvm.zig b/src/codegen/llvm.zig
index 222845d32e..6915e9a2ac 100644
--- a/src/codegen/llvm.zig
+++ b/src/codegen/llvm.zig
@@ -1107,12 +1107,12 @@ pub const Object = struct {
             const behavior_max = try o.builder.metadataConstant(try o.builder.intConst(.i32, 7));
             const behavior_min = try o.builder.metadataConstant(try o.builder.intConst(.i32, 8));
 
-            const large_pic = target_util.usesLargePIC(comp.root_mod.resolved_target.result);
+            const pic_level = target_util.picLevel(comp.root_mod.resolved_target.result);
             if (comp.root_mod.pic) {
                 module_flags.appendAssumeCapacity(try o.builder.metadataModuleFlag(
                     behavior_min,
                     try o.builder.metadataString("PIC Level"),
-                    try o.builder.metadataConstant(try o.builder.intConst(.i32, @as(i32, if (large_pic) 2 else 1))),
+                    try o.builder.metadataConstant(try o.builder.intConst(.i32, pic_level)),
                 ));
             }
 
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ pub const Object = struct {
                 module_flags.appendAssumeCapacity(try o.builder.metadataModuleFlag(
                     behavior_max,
                     try o.builder.metadataString("PIE Level"),
-                    try o.builder.metadataConstant(try o.builder.intConst(.i32, @as(i32, if (large_pic) 2 else 1))),
+                    try o.builder.metadataConstant(try o.builder.intConst(.i32, pic_level)),
                 ));
             }
 
diff --git a/src/target.zig b/src/target.zig
index 9147347f93..bc2ba4c831 100644
--- a/src/target.zig
+++ b/src/target.zig
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ pub fn requiresPIC(target: std.Target, linking_libc: bool) bool {
         (target.abi == .ohos and target.cpu.arch == .aarch64);
 }
 
-pub fn usesLargePIC(target: std.Target) bool {
+pub fn picLevel(target: std.Target) u32 {
     // MIPS always uses PIC level 1; other platforms vary in their default PIC levels, but they
     // support both level 1 and 2, in which case we prefer 2.
-    return !target.cpu.arch.isMIPS();
+    return if (target.cpu.arch.isMIPS()) 1 else 2;
 }
 
 /// This is not whether the target supports Position Independent Code, but whether the -fPIC