diff --git a/main/gcc/APKBUILD b/main/gcc/APKBUILD
index 864a66cde4c..488dde45dd9 100644
--- a/main/gcc/APKBUILD
+++ b/main/gcc/APKBUILD
@@ -227,6 +227,12 @@ prepare() {
 		return 1
 	fi
 
+	# genautomata crashes with a "Bus Error" when compiled with PIC
+	# mostly affecting cross-builds as on native build bootstrapping
+	# somehow seems to build proper genautomata
+	sed -i gcc/Makefile.in -e 's|^build/genautomata$(build_exeext) .*|& -fno-PIC|' \
+		|| return 1
+
 	# enable hardened cflags by default
 	# building gcc wih PIE seem to hit some strange bug. we probably run
 	# out of some resource. so we disable PIE for gcc while enabling it