diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d25a8fd56c..e7ffb591b1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2017-08-21  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+	* include/libc-symbols.h (attribute_hidden): Enable hidden
+	visibility in libc.a compiled with PIE.
+
 2017-08-21  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 
 	[BZ #18822]
diff --git a/include/libc-symbols.h b/include/libc-symbols.h
index fe3ab81c51..d6a1c260f6 100644
--- a/include/libc-symbols.h
+++ b/include/libc-symbols.h
@@ -363,7 +363,8 @@ for linking")
   strong_alias(real, name)
 #endif
 
-#if defined SHARED || defined LIBC_NONSHARED
+#if defined SHARED || defined LIBC_NONSHARED \
+  || (BUILD_PIE_DEFAULT && IS_IN (libc))
 # define attribute_hidden __attribute__ ((visibility ("hidden")))
 #else
 # define attribute_hidden