diff --git a/cmake/compiler/arcmwdt/compiler_flags.cmake b/cmake/compiler/arcmwdt/compiler_flags.cmake
index 3f8a98af15e..bfebf98f894 100644
--- a/cmake/compiler/arcmwdt/compiler_flags.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compiler/arcmwdt/compiler_flags.cmake
@@ -176,11 +176,9 @@ set_property(TARGET compiler-cpp PROPERTY required "-Hcplus" "-Hoff=Stackcheck_a
 # Compiler flag for turning off thread-safe initialization of local statics
 set_property(TARGET compiler-cpp PROPERTY no_threadsafe_statics "-fno-threadsafe-statics")
 
-#Compiler flags for disabling position independent code / executable
-set_compiler_property(PROPERTY no_position_independent
-                      -fno-pic
-                      -fno-pie
-)
+# ARC MWDT does not support -fno-pic and -fno-pie flags,
+# but it has PIE disabled by default - so no extra flags are required here.
+set_compiler_property(PROPERTY no_position_independent "")
 
 #################################
 # This section covers asm flags #