diff --git a/srcpkgs/openjdk/template b/srcpkgs/openjdk/template
index 15873c8d327..8dfe8081008 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/openjdk/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/openjdk/template
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ version="${_java_ver}u${_jdk_update}b${_jdk_build}"
 revision=1
 _repo_ver="jdk${version/b/-b}"
 nocross=yes
-nopie=yes
 wrksrc=jdk8u-jdk8u${_jdk_update}-b${_jdk_build}/
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="