diff --git a/src/libs/freebsd.zig b/src/libs/freebsd.zig
index 29a0c30978..1ac75f2429 100644
--- a/src/libs/freebsd.zig
+++ b/src/libs/freebsd.zig
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ pub fn buildCrtFile(comp: *Compilation, crt_file: CrtFile, prog_node: std.Progre
                 "-O2",
                 "-fno-common",
                 "-std=gnu99",
-                "-DPIC",
                 "-w", // Disable all warnings.
             });
 
@@ -98,6 +97,7 @@ pub fn buildCrtFile(comp: *Compilation, crt_file: CrtFile, prog_node: std.Progre
 
             inline for (.{ &cflags, &acflags }) |flags| {
                 try flags.appendSlice(&.{
+                    "-DPIC",
                     "-DSTRIP_FBSDID",
                     "-I",
                     try includePath(comp, arena, try std.fmt.allocPrint(arena, "{s}-{s}-{s}", .{