diff --git a/eclass/toolchain.eclass b/eclass/toolchain.eclass
index b4a18a127a..b8c75854cb 100644
--- a/eclass/toolchain.eclass
+++ b/eclass/toolchain.eclass
@@ -1320,11 +1320,16 @@ toolchain_src_configure() {
 	fi
 
 	if in_iuse pie ; then
+		# PREFIX_LOCAL
+		# configure check is flawed, --disable enables too, so omit when
+		# not set
+		if use pie ; then
 		confgcc+=( $(use_enable pie default-pie) )
 
 		if tc_version_is_at_least 14.0.0_pre20230612 ${PV} ; then
 			confgcc+=( --enable-host-pie )
 		fi
+		fi
 	fi
 
 	if in_iuse default-znow && tc_version_is_at_least 14.0.0_pre20230619 ${PV}; then