diff --git a/src/makefiles/Makefile.solaris_sparc b/src/makefiles/Makefile.solaris_sparc
index b67d7ed5e2..e3adfe3d15 100644
--- a/src/makefiles/Makefile.solaris_sparc
+++ b/src/makefiles/Makefile.solaris_sparc
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 %.so: %.o
 	$(LD) -G -Bdynamic -o $@ $<
+
+MK_NO_LORDER=true
+
diff --git a/src/template/solaris_sparc_cc b/src/template/solaris_sparc_cc
index 1b68896051..e805a809e7 100644
--- a/src/template/solaris_sparc_cc
+++ b/src/template/solaris_sparc_cc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AROPT:crs
-CFLAGS:-Xa -v
+CFLAGS:-Xa -v -D__sparc__ -D__sun__
 SHARED_LIB:-K PIC
 ALL:
 SRCH_INC: