diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 6444a3d0..06f3e31f 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,13 +34,6 @@ elseif(UNIX)
 	if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Clang")
 		add_compile_options(-Wno-ambiguous-reversed-operator)
 	endif()
-	# most linux environments should enable pie by default, but make sure just in case.
-	# the same cannot be said for no executable stack which some linkers
-	# and configurations thereof might enable due to the assembly in the project
-	if(NOT APPLE)
-		add_compile_options(-fpie)
-		add_link_options(-pie -z noexecstack)
-	endif()
 
     add_compile_options(-Wno-multichar -Wno-invalid-offsetof -Wno-switch -Wno-ignored-attributes -Wno-deprecated-enum-enum-conversion)
 endif()
@@ -129,6 +122,12 @@ target_link_libraries(CemuBin PRIVATE
 	SDL2::SDL2
 )
 
+if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+	# due to nasm output some linkers will make stack executable.
+	# cemu does not require this so we explicity disable it.
+	target_link_options(CemuBin PRIVATE -z noexecstack)
+endif()
+
 if (ENABLE_WXWIDGETS)
 	target_link_libraries(CemuBin PRIVATE wx::base wx::core)
 endif()