diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/ptrace/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/ptrace/Makefile
index fe6bc60dfc605..8932263e5a749 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/ptrace/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/ptrace/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ include ../../lib.mk
 
 all: $(TEST_PROGS)
 
-CFLAGS += -m64 -I../../../../../usr/include -I../tm -mhtm
+CFLAGS += -m64 -I../../../../../usr/include -I../tm -mhtm -fno-pie
 
 $(TEST_PROGS): ../harness.c ../utils.c ../lib/reg.S ptrace.h