diff --git a/sys-boot/lilo/lilo-22.8-r2.ebuild b/sys-boot/lilo/lilo-22.8-r2.ebuild
index 7ae95e523fe6a..257a7a9a11365 100644
--- a/sys-boot/lilo/lilo-22.8-r2.ebuild
+++ b/sys-boot/lilo/lilo-22.8-r2.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2013 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 inherit eutils flag-o-matic toolchain-funcs
@@ -48,16 +48,12 @@ src_compile() {
 	# lilo needs this. bug #140209
 	export LC_ALL=C
 
-	# hardened automatic PIC plus PIE building should be suppressed
-	# because of assembler instructions that cannot be compiled PIC
-	HARDENED_CFLAGS="`test-flags-CC -fno-pic -nopie`"
-
 	# we explicitly prevent the custom CFLAGS for stability reasons
 	if use static; then
-		emake CC="$(tc-getCC) ${HARDENED_CFLAGS}" lilo.static || die
+		emake CC="$(tc-getCC)" lilo.static || die
 		mv lilo.static lilo || die
 	else
-		emake CC="$(tc-getCC) ${HARDENED_CFLAGS}" lilo || die
+		emake CC="$(tc-getCC)" lilo || die
 	fi
 }
 
diff --git a/sys-boot/lilo/lilo-23.2-r2.ebuild b/sys-boot/lilo/lilo-23.2-r2.ebuild
index afbd4d2a7346f..2be5f25cd5076 100644
--- a/sys-boot/lilo/lilo-23.2-r2.ebuild
+++ b/sys-boot/lilo/lilo-23.2-r2.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2013 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI="2"
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@ src_compile() {
 	# lilo needs this. bug #140209
 	export LC_ALL=C
 
-	# hardened automatic PIC plus PIE building should be suppressed
-	# because of assembler instructions that cannot be compiled PIC
-	HARDENED_CFLAGS=$(test-flags-CC -fno-pic -nopie)
-
 	# we explicitly prevent the custom CFLAGS for stability reasons
 	if use static; then
 		local target=alles
@@ -60,7 +56,7 @@ src_compile() {
 		local target=all
 	fi
 
-	emake CC="$(tc-getCC) ${LDFLAGS} ${HARDENED_CFLAGS}" ${target} || die
+	emake CC="$(tc-getCC) ${LDFLAGS}" ${target} || die
 }
 
 src_install() {
diff --git a/sys-boot/lilo/lilo-24.0-r1.ebuild b/sys-boot/lilo/lilo-24.0-r1.ebuild
index 4de878e34d339..b0639924ba398 100644
--- a/sys-boot/lilo/lilo-24.0-r1.ebuild
+++ b/sys-boot/lilo/lilo-24.0-r1.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2014 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI="5"
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@ src_compile() {
 	# lilo needs this. bug #140209
 	export LC_ALL=C
 
-	# hardened automatic PIC plus PIE building should be suppressed
-	# because of assembler instructions that cannot be compiled PIC
-	HARDENED_CFLAGS=$(test-flags-CC -fno-pic -nopie)
-
 	# we explicitly prevent the custom CFLAGS for stability reasons
 	if use static; then
 		local target=alles
@@ -60,7 +56,7 @@ src_compile() {
 		local target=all
 	fi
 
-	emake CC="$(tc-getCC) ${LDFLAGS} ${HARDENED_CFLAGS}" ${target} || die
+	emake CC="$(tc-getCC) ${LDFLAGS}" ${target} || die
 }
 
 src_install() {
diff --git a/sys-boot/lilo/lilo-24.1.ebuild b/sys-boot/lilo/lilo-24.1.ebuild
index 3d0cf52c05dad..9431f2659608b 100644
--- a/sys-boot/lilo/lilo-24.1.ebuild
+++ b/sys-boot/lilo/lilo-24.1.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI="5"
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@ src_compile() {
 	# lilo needs this. bug #140209
 	export LC_ALL=C
 
-	# hardened automatic PIC plus PIE building should be suppressed
-	# because of assembler instructions that cannot be compiled PIC
-	HARDENED_CFLAGS=$(test-flags-CC -fno-pic -nopie)
-
 	# we explicitly prevent the custom CFLAGS for stability reasons
 	if use static; then
 		local target=alles
@@ -60,7 +56,7 @@ src_compile() {
 		local target=all
 	fi
 
-	emake CC="$(tc-getCC) ${LDFLAGS} ${HARDENED_CFLAGS}" ${target} || die
+	emake CC="$(tc-getCC) ${LDFLAGS}" ${target} || die
 }
 
 src_install() {
diff --git a/sys-boot/lilo/lilo-24.2.ebuild b/sys-boot/lilo/lilo-24.2.ebuild
index d075d6bf75178..854b8dba4364f 100644
--- a/sys-boot/lilo/lilo-24.2.ebuild
+++ b/sys-boot/lilo/lilo-24.2.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI="5"
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@ src_compile() {
 	# lilo needs this. bug #140209
 	export LC_ALL=C
 
-	# hardened automatic PIC plus PIE building should be suppressed
-	# because of assembler instructions that cannot be compiled PIC
-	HARDENED_CFLAGS=$(test-flags-CC -fno-pic -nopie)
-
 	# we explicitly prevent the custom CFLAGS for stability reasons
 	if use static; then
 		local target=alles
@@ -60,7 +56,7 @@ src_compile() {
 		local target=all
 	fi
 
-	emake CC="$(tc-getCC) ${LDFLAGS} ${HARDENED_CFLAGS}" ${target} || die
+	emake CC="$(tc-getCC) ${LDFLAGS}" ${target} || die
 }
 
 src_install() {