diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 925fd2d639..501d12889f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -827,6 +827,12 @@ else()
   set(ZIG_STATIC_ARG "")
 endif()
 
+if(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE)
+  set(ZIG_PIE_ARG="-Dpie")
+else()
+  set(ZIG_PIE_ARG="")
+endif()
+
 set(ZIG_BUILD_ARGS
   --zig-lib-dir "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lib"
   "-Dconfig_h=${ZIG_CONFIG_H_OUT}"
@@ -835,6 +841,7 @@ set(ZIG_BUILD_ARGS
   ${ZIG_STATIC_ARG}
   ${ZIG_NO_LIB_ARG}
   ${ZIG_SINGLE_THREADED_ARG}
+  ${ZIG_PIE_ARG}
   "-Dtarget=${ZIG_TARGET_TRIPLE}"
   "-Dcpu=${ZIG_TARGET_MCPU}"
   "-Dversion-string=${RESOLVED_ZIG_VERSION}"
diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index a95c9dfb58..12e5d014e2 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
     const link_libc = b.option(bool, "force-link-libc", "Force self-hosted compiler to link libc") orelse (enable_llvm or only_c);
     const sanitize_thread = b.option(bool, "sanitize-thread", "Enable thread-sanitization") orelse false;
     const strip = b.option(bool, "strip", "Omit debug information");
+    const pie = b.option(bool, "pie", "Produce a Position Independent Executable");
     const value_tracing = b.option(bool, "value-tracing", "Enable extra state tracking to help troubleshoot bugs in the compiler (using the std.debug.Trace API)") orelse false;
 
     const mem_leak_frames: u32 = b.option(u32, "mem-leak-frames", "How many stack frames to print when a memory leak occurs. Tests get 2x this amount.") orelse blk: {
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
 
     const exe = addCompilerStep(b, optimize, target);
     exe.strip = strip;
+    exe.pie = pie;
     exe.sanitize_thread = sanitize_thread;
     exe.build_id = b.option(bool, "build-id", "Include a build id note") orelse false;
     exe.install();