1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 9a1404b..42508e6 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@ will be used, and CFLAGS sets optimization options for the compiler.
      programs as well as static tests are built as static PIE, except
      for those marked with no-pie.  The resulting glibc can be used with
      the GCC option, -static-pie, which is available with GCC 8 or
-     above, to create static PIE.
+     above, to create static PIE. This option also implies that glibc
+     programs and tests are created as dynamic position independent
+     executables (PIE) by default.
 
 '--disable-profile'
      Don't build libraries with profiling information.  You may want to