diff --git a/bfd/elfnn-aarch64.c b/bfd/elfnn-aarch64.c
index 45218843d5..f1922db241 100644
--- a/bfd/elfnn-aarch64.c
+++ b/bfd/elfnn-aarch64.c
@@ -4580,7 +4580,7 @@ aarch64_can_relax_tls (bfd *input_bfd,
   if (symbol_got_type == GOT_TLS_IE && GOT_TLS_GD_ANY_P (reloc_got_type))
     return TRUE;
 
-  if (bfd_link_pic (info))
+  if (!bfd_link_executable (info))
     return FALSE;
 
   if  (h && h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
@@ -6247,7 +6247,7 @@ elfNN_aarch64_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd,
 	      indx = h && h->dynindx != -1 ? h->dynindx : 0;
 
 	      need_relocs =
-		(bfd_link_pic (info) || indx != 0) &&
+		(!bfd_link_executable (info) || indx != 0) &&
 		(h == NULL
 		 || ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other) == STV_DEFAULT
 		 || h->root.type != bfd_link_hash_undefweak);
@@ -6342,7 +6342,7 @@ elfNN_aarch64_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd,
 	      indx = h && h->dynindx != -1 ? h->dynindx : 0;
 
 	      need_relocs =
-		(bfd_link_pic (info) || indx != 0) &&
+		(!bfd_link_executable (info) || indx != 0) &&
 		(h == NULL
 		 || ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other) == STV_DEFAULT
 		 || h->root.type != bfd_link_hash_undefweak);
@@ -8054,7 +8054,7 @@ elfNN_aarch64_allocate_dynrelocs (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, void *inf)
 	  indx = h && h->dynindx != -1 ? h->dynindx : 0;
 	  if ((ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other) == STV_DEFAULT
 	       || h->root.type != bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
-	      && (bfd_link_pic (info)
+	      && (!bfd_link_executable (info)
 		  || indx != 0
 		  || WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL (dyn, 0, h)))
 	    {