diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 86b3508425..2070aa4511 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ FF_DEP_LIBS  := $(DEP_LIBS)
 all: $(AVPROGS)
 
 $(TOOLS): %$(EXESUF): %.o $(EXEOBJS)
-	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(LD_O) $^ $(ELIBS)
+	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDEXEFLAGS) $(LD_O) $^ $(ELIBS)
 
 tools/cws2fws$(EXESUF): ELIBS = $(ZLIB)
 tools/uncoded_frame$(EXESUF): $(FF_DEP_LIBS)
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ $(PROGS): %$(PROGSSUF)$(EXESUF): %$(PROGSSUF)_g$(EXESUF)
 	$(STRIP) $@
 
 %$(PROGSSUF)_g$(EXESUF): %.o $(FF_DEP_LIBS)
-	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(LD_O) $(OBJS-$*) $(FF_EXTRALIBS)
+	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDEXEFLAGS) $(LD_O) $(OBJS-$*) $(FF_EXTRALIBS)
 
 OBJDIRS += tools
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e5d991bc20..d55b425510 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ Toolchain options:
   --extra-cflags=ECFLAGS   add ECFLAGS to CFLAGS [$CFLAGS]
   --extra-cxxflags=ECFLAGS add ECFLAGS to CXXFLAGS [$CXXFLAGS]
   --extra-ldflags=ELDFLAGS add ELDFLAGS to LDFLAGS [$LDFLAGS]
+  --extra-ldexeflags=ELDFLAGS add ELDFLAGS to LDEXEFLAGS [$LDEXEFLAGS]
   --extra-libs=ELIBS       add ELIBS [$ELIBS]
   --extra-version=STRING   version string suffix []
   --optflags=OPTFLAGS      override optimization-related compiler flags
@@ -758,6 +759,10 @@ add_ldflags(){
     append LDFLAGS $($ldflags_filter "$@")
 }
 
+add_ldexeflags(){
+    append LDEXEFLAGS $($ldflags_filter "$@")
+}
+
 add_stripflags(){
     append ASMSTRIPFLAGS "$@"
 }
@@ -2829,6 +2834,9 @@ for opt do
         --extra-ldflags=*)
             add_ldflags $optval
         ;;
+        --extra-ldexeflags=*)
+            add_ldexeflags $optval
+        ;;
         --extra-libs=*)
             add_extralibs $optval
         ;;
@@ -5419,6 +5427,7 @@ WINDRES=$windres
 DEPWINDRES=$dep_cc
 DOXYGEN=$doxygen
 LDFLAGS=$LDFLAGS
+LDEXEFLAGS=$LDEXEFLAGS
 SHFLAGS=$(echo $($ldflags_filter $SHFLAGS))
 ASMSTRIPFLAGS=$ASMSTRIPFLAGS
 YASMFLAGS=$YASMFLAGS
diff --git a/doc/platform.texi b/doc/platform.texi
index c71121fc1e..fb08a1e422 100644
--- a/doc/platform.texi
+++ b/doc/platform.texi
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ to your project LDFLAGS:
 -Wl,-Bsymbolic
 @end example
 
+If your target platform requires position independent binaries, you should
+pass the correct linking flag (e.g. @code{-pie}) to @code{--extra-ldexeflags}.
+
 @section BSD
 
 BSD make will not build FFmpeg, you need to install and use GNU Make
diff --git a/library.mak b/library.mak
index cd39f11cfb..72e5574386 100644
--- a/library.mak
+++ b/library.mak
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ $(TOOLS):     THISLIB = $(FULLNAME:%=$(LD_LIB))
 $(TESTPROGS): THISLIB = $(SUBDIR)$(LIBNAME)
 
 $(TESTPROGS) $(TOOLS): %$(EXESUF): %.o $(EXEOBJS)
-	$$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $$(LD_O) $$(filter %.o,$$^) $$(THISLIB) $(FFEXTRALIBS) $$(ELIBS)
+	$$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDEXEFLAGS) $$(LD_O) $$(filter %.o,$$^) $$(THISLIB) $(FFEXTRALIBS) $$(ELIBS)
 
 $(SUBDIR)$(SLIBNAME): $(SUBDIR)$(SLIBNAME_WITH_MAJOR)
 	$(Q)cd ./$(SUBDIR) && $(LN_S) $(SLIBNAME_WITH_MAJOR) $(SLIBNAME)