diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 690f23c..244b393 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 include(CheckPIESupported)
 check_pie_supported(OUTPUT_VARIABLE pie_output LANGUAGES CXX)
-set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE TRUE)
 if (NOT CMAKE_CXX_LINK_PIE_SUPPORTED)
-    message(WARNING "Link-time PIE not supported: ${pie_output}.\n")
+    message(WARNING "Link-time PIE not supported\n${pie_output}")
+else()
+    set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE TRUE)
 endif()
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-Wall")
 set(MINIMAL_GNU "11.0")