diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 3809d177a99..5c85fcc5dd0 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ RPATH_ENVVAR = @RPATH_ENVVAR@
 # executables in PATH.
 GCC_SHLIB_SUBDIR = @GCC_SHLIB_SUBDIR@
 
+# If the build should make suitable code for shared host resources.
+host_shared = @host_shared@
+
 # Build programs are put under this directory.
 BUILD_SUBDIR = @build_subdir@
 # This is set by the configure script to the arguments to use when configuring
diff --git a/Makefile.tpl b/Makefile.tpl
index bffd85bd68e..9adf4f94728 100644
--- a/Makefile.tpl
+++ b/Makefile.tpl
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ RPATH_ENVVAR = @RPATH_ENVVAR@
 # executables in PATH.
 GCC_SHLIB_SUBDIR = @GCC_SHLIB_SUBDIR@
 
+# If the build should make suitable code for shared host resources.
+host_shared = @host_shared@
+
 # Build programs are put under this directory.
 BUILD_SUBDIR = @build_subdir@
 # This is set by the configure script to the arguments to use when configuring
diff --git a/config/mh-darwin b/config/mh-darwin
index fb2bb5ad1d9..b72835ae953 100644
--- a/config/mh-darwin
+++ b/config/mh-darwin
@@ -11,9 +11,15 @@
 # non-bootstrapped compiler), later stages will be built by GCC which supports
 # the required flags.
 
+# We cannot use mdynamic-no-pic when building shared host resources.
+
+ifeq (${host_shared},no)
 BOOTSTRAP_TOOL_CAN_USE_MDYNAMIC_NO_PIC := $(shell \
   $(CC) -S -xc /dev/null -o /dev/null -Werror -mno-dynamic-no-pic 2>/dev/null \
   && echo true)
+else
+BOOTSTRAP_TOOL_CAN_USE_MDYNAMIC_NO_PIC := false
+endif
 
 @if gcc-bootstrap
 ifeq (${BOOTSTRAP_TOOL_CAN_USE_MDYNAMIC_NO_PIC},true)
@@ -21,8 +27,10 @@ STAGE1_CFLAGS += -mdynamic-no-pic
 else
 STAGE1_CFLAGS += -fPIC
 endif
+ifeq (${host_shared},no)
 # Add -mdynamic-no-pic to later stages when we know it is built with GCC.
 BOOT_CFLAGS += -mdynamic-no-pic
+endif
 @endif gcc-bootstrap
 
 @unless gcc-bootstrap