diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1cd6b62cbba5aeb604ec3090735305beee384bac..9600455ebc8877daac32b317bb8eacd873bcfba6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ TF_CFLAGS		+=	$(CPPFLAGS) $(TF_CFLAGS_$(ARCH))		\
 GCC_V_OUTPUT		:=	$(shell $(CC) -v 2>&1)
 PIE_FOUND		:=	$(findstring --enable-default-pie,${GCC_V_OUTPUT})
 
-ifeq ($(PIE_FOUND),1)
+ifneq ($(PIE_FOUND),)
 TF_CFLAGS		+=	-fno-PIE
 endif