diff --git a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/make/Makefile.rules b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/make/Makefile.rules
index 5e3f4788499010..ea0fa748bc3612 100644
--- a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/make/Makefile.rules
+++ b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/make/Makefile.rules
@@ -657,14 +657,9 @@ endif
 $(DYLIB_OBJECTS) : CFLAGS += -DCOMPILING_LLDB_TEST_DLL
 
 ifneq "$(OS)" "Windows_NT"
-ifeq "$(DYLIB_ONLY)" ""
-CFLAGS += -fPIC
-CXXFLAGS += -fPIC
-else
 $(DYLIB_OBJECTS) : CFLAGS += -fPIC
 $(DYLIB_OBJECTS) : CXXFLAGS += -fPIC
 endif
-endif
 
 $(DYLIB_FILENAME) : $(DYLIB_OBJECTS)
 ifeq "$(OS)" "Darwin"