diff --git a/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c b/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c
index 82376e85bc0..6c40cfd956b 100644
--- a/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c
+++ b/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c
@@ -1370,6 +1370,8 @@ digest_dynamic1(Obj_Entry *obj, int early, const Elf_Dyn **dyn_rpath,
 		    obj->z_interpose = true;
 		if (dynp->d_un.d_val & DF_1_NODEFLIB)
 		    obj->z_nodeflib = true;
+		if (dynp->d_un.d_val & DF_1_PIE)
+		    obj->z_pie = true;
 	    break;
 
 	default:
@@ -2580,6 +2582,10 @@ do_load_object(int fd, const char *name, char *path, struct stat *sbp,
     obj->path = path;
     if (!digest_dynamic(obj, 0))
 	goto errp;
+    if (obj->z_pie) {
+	_rtld_error("Cannot load PIE binary %s as dso", obj->path);
+	goto errp;
+    }
     dbg("%s valid_hash_sysv %d valid_hash_gnu %d dynsymcount %d", obj->path,
 	obj->valid_hash_sysv, obj->valid_hash_gnu, obj->dynsymcount);
     if (obj->z_noopen && (flags & (RTLD_LO_DLOPEN | RTLD_LO_TRACE)) ==
diff --git a/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.h b/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.h
index c7bbc4e46e5..32b4e8d3a3a 100644
--- a/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.h
+++ b/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.h
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ typedef struct Struct_Obj_Entry {
     bool z_interpose : 1;	/* Interpose all objects but main */
     bool z_nodeflib : 1;	/* Don't search default library path */
     bool z_global : 1;		/* Make the object global */
+    bool z_pie : 1;		/* Object proclaimed itself PIE executable */
     bool static_tls : 1;	/* Needs static TLS allocation */
     bool static_tls_copied : 1;	/* Needs static TLS copying */
     bool ref_nodel : 1;		/* Refcount increased to prevent dlclose */