diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/link.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/link.rs
index 63207803e327..f5757760c409 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/link.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/link.rs
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ fn link_natively<'a>(
             && cmd.get_args().iter().any(|e| e.to_string_lossy() == "-no-pie")
         {
             info!("linker output: {:?}", out);
-            warn!("Linker does not support -no-pie command line option. Retrying without.");
+            info!("Linker does not support -no-pie command line option. Retrying without.");
             for arg in cmd.take_args() {
                 if arg.to_string_lossy() != "-no-pie" {
                     cmd.arg(arg);
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ fn link_natively<'a>(
             && cmd.get_args().iter().any(|e| e.to_string_lossy() == "-static-pie")
         {
             info!("linker output: {:?}", out);
-            warn!(
+            info!(
                 "Linker does not support -static-pie command line option. Retrying with -static instead."
             );
             // Mirror `add_(pre,post)_link_objects` to replace CRT objects.
@@ -1507,15 +1507,15 @@ fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
 }
 
 fn link_output_kind(sess: &Session, crate_type: CrateType) -> LinkOutputKind {
-    let kind = match (crate_type, sess.crt_static(Some(crate_type)), sess.relocation_model()) {
+    // Only use PIE if explicitly specified.
+    #[cfg_attr(not(bootstrap), allow(rustc::bad_opt_access))]
+    let explicit_pic =
+        matches!(sess.opts.cg.relocation_model, Some(RelocModel::Pic | RelocModel::Pie));
+    let kind = match (crate_type, sess.crt_static(Some(crate_type)), explicit_pic) {
         (CrateType::Executable, _, _) if sess.is_wasi_reactor() => LinkOutputKind::WasiReactorExe,
-        (CrateType::Executable, false, RelocModel::Pic | RelocModel::Pie) => {
-            LinkOutputKind::DynamicPicExe
-        }
+        (CrateType::Executable, false, true) => LinkOutputKind::DynamicPicExe,
         (CrateType::Executable, false, _) => LinkOutputKind::DynamicNoPicExe,
-        (CrateType::Executable, true, RelocModel::Pic | RelocModel::Pie) => {
-            LinkOutputKind::StaticPicExe
-        }
+        (CrateType::Executable, true, true) => LinkOutputKind::StaticPicExe,
         (CrateType::Executable, true, _) => LinkOutputKind::StaticNoPicExe,
         (_, true, _) => LinkOutputKind::StaticDylib,
         (_, false, _) => LinkOutputKind::DynamicDylib,