diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/linker.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/linker.rs
index 10c4eedb58e8..3ace1a8c266c 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/linker.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/linker.rs
@@ -527,7 +527,8 @@ fn set_output_kind(
     ) {
         match output_kind {
             LinkOutputKind::DynamicNoPicExe => {
-                if !self.is_ld && self.is_gnu {
+                // noop on windows w/ gcc, warning w/ clang
+                if !self.is_ld && self.is_gnu && !self.sess.target.is_like_windows {
                     self.cc_arg("-no-pie");
                 }
             }