diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/targets/generic/package.use b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/targets/generic/package.use
index 4eba98da50..493ab14445 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/targets/generic/package.use
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/targets/generic/package.use
@@ -43,3 +43,6 @@ sys-libs/libseccomp static-libs
 
 # bind-tools' configure script breaks when cross-compiling with seccomp enabled
 net-dns/bind-tools -seccomp
+
+# Gentoo's new hardened profile disables PIC, but open-vm-tools needs it
+app-emulation/open-vm-tools pic