diff --git a/lib/libc/csu/libc_start1.c b/lib/libc/csu/libc_start1.c
index 346409e3f370..d6a973bf0fe0 100644
--- a/lib/libc/csu/libc_start1.c
+++ b/lib/libc/csu/libc_start1.c
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ finalizer(void)
 static void
 handle_static_init(int argc, char **argv, char **env)
 {
+#ifndef PIC
 	void (*fn)(int, char **, char **);
 	size_t array_size, n;
 
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ handle_static_init(int argc, char **argv, char **env)
 		if ((uintptr_t)fn != 0 && (uintptr_t)fn != 1)
 			fn(argc, argv, env);
 	}
+#endif
 }
 
 static void