diff --git a/Config.in b/Config.in
index ebbb6b41f4..010b0774e3 100644
--- a/Config.in
+++ b/Config.in
@@ -697,10 +697,15 @@ comment "Security Hardening Options"
 config BR2_PIC_PIE
 	bool "Build code with PIC/PIE"
 	depends on BR2_SHARED_LIBS
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_SUPPORTS_PIE
 	help
 	  Generate Position-Independent Code (PIC) and link
 	  Position-Independent Executables (PIE).
 
+comment "PIC/PIE needs a toolchain w/ PIE"
+	depends on BR2_SHARED_LIBS
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_SUPPORTS_PIE
+
 choice
 	bool "Stack Smashing Protection"
 	default BR2_SSP_ALL if BR2_ENABLE_SSP # legacy
@@ -783,12 +788,16 @@ config BR2_RELRO_PARTIAL
 
 config BR2_RELRO_FULL
 	bool "Full"
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_SUPPORTS_PIE
 	select BR2_PIC_PIE
 	help
 	  This option includes the partial configuration, but also marks
 	  the GOT as read-only at the cost of initialization time during
 	  program loading, i.e every time an executable is started.
 
+comment "RELRO Full needs a toolchain w/ PIE"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_SUPPORTS_PIE
+
 endchoice
 
 comment "RELocation Read Only (RELRO) needs shared libraries"