diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9d05151..6700035 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -108,10 +108,14 @@ if ("${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS}" STREQUAL " ")
 endif()
 
 # Linker flags when linking an executable
-if ("${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS}" STREQUAL " ")
-  set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "-pie -fPIE"
-    CACHE STRING "Set default shared linker flags" FORCE)
-endif()
+# Note: -fpie prevents from building static executables, therefore it
+#       has been deactivated, but it would be nice to find a work-around
+#       to allow building dynamic (and semistatic) targets with -pie and
+#       static ones without.
+#if ("${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS}" STREQUAL " ")
+#  set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "-pie -fPIE"
+#    CACHE STRING "Set default shared linker flags" FORCE)
+#endif()
 
 
 ### Libraries targets ###