diff --git a/meta-initramfs/recipes-devtools/klibc/klibc-static-utils_2.0.4.bb b/meta-initramfs/recipes-devtools/klibc/klibc-static-utils_2.0.4.bb
index c835fd647a..35e17b2cc4 100644
--- a/meta-initramfs/recipes-devtools/klibc/klibc-static-utils_2.0.4.bb
+++ b/meta-initramfs/recipes-devtools/klibc/klibc-static-utils_2.0.4.bb
@@ -10,3 +10,7 @@ KLIBC_UTILS_PKGNAME = "klibc-static-utils"
 
 require klibc-utils.inc
 require klibc.inc
+
+# avoid textrel if linking with -pie
+SECURITY_CFLAGS = ""
+SECURITY_LDFLAGS = ""