diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.solaris-sparc b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.solaris-sparc
index c07a782bd..431b62b5a 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.solaris-sparc
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.solaris-sparc
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ SHRLIBDIR_LDFLAGS += $(SHRLIBDIR_RPATH_LDFLAGS_$(LINKER_USE_RPATH))
 PRODDIR_RPATH_LDFLAGS_YES += $(PROD_DEPLIB_DIRS:%=-R%)
 PRODDIR_LDFLAGS += $(PRODDIR_RPATH_LDFLAGS_$(LINKER_USE_RPATH))
 
-RUNTIME_LDFLAGS += $(RUNTIME_LDFLAGS_$(COMMANDLINE_LIBRARY))
-
 GNU_TARGET=sparc-sun-solaris2
 
 STLPORT_CFLAGS_YES= -library=stlport4
@@ -61,9 +59,9 @@ OP_SYS_LDLIBS += $(OP_SYS_LDLIBS_$(SOLARIS_VERSION))
 #  Definitions used when COMMANDLINE_LIBRARY is READLINE
 READLINE_DIR = $(GNU_DIR)
 INCLUDES_READLINE = -I$(READLINE_DIR)/include
-RUNTIME_LDFLAGS_READLINE += -R$(READLINE_DIR)/lib
+RUNTIME_LDFLAGS_READLINE_YES += -R$(READLINE_DIR)/lib
+RUNTIME_LDFLAGS_READLINE += $(RUNTIME_LDFLAGS_READLINE_$(LINKER_USE_RPATH))
 LDFLAGS_READLINE += -L$(READLINE_DIR)/lib
 LDLIBS_READLINE = -lreadline -lcurses
 # Use archive if there is a problem with the readline shared library
 #LDLIBS_READLINE = -Bstatic -lreadline -Bdynamic -lcurses
-
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.solaris-x86 b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.solaris-x86
index 8c441585a..e47712e31 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.solaris-x86
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.solaris-x86
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ SHRLIBDIR_LDFLAGS += $(SHRLIBDIR_RPATH_LDFLAGS_$(LINKER_USE_RPATH))
 PRODDIR_RPATH_LDFLAGS_YES += $(PROD_DEPLIB_DIRS:%=-R%)
 PRODDIR_LDFLAGS += $(PRODDIR_RPATH_LDFLAGS_$(LINKER_USE_RPATH))
 
-RUNTIME_LDFLAGS += $(RUNTIME_LDFLAGS_$(COMMANDLINE_LIBRARY))
-
 GNU_TARGET=x86-sun-solaris2
 
 STLPORT_CFLAGS_YES= -library=stlport4
@@ -61,7 +59,8 @@ OP_SYS_LDLIBS += $(STLPORT_LDLIBS_$(USE_STLPORT))
 #  Definitions used when COMMANDLINE_LIBRARY is READLINE
 READLINE_DIR = $(GNU_DIR)
 INCLUDES_READLINE = -I$(READLINE_DIR)/include
-RUNTIME_LDFLAGS_READLINE += -R$(READLINE_DIR)/lib
+RUNTIME_LDFLAGS_READLINE_YES += -R$(READLINE_DIR)/lib
+RUNTIME_LDFLAGS_READLINE += $(RUNTIME_LDFLAGS_READLINE_$(LINKER_USE_RPATH))
 LDFLAGS_READLINE += -L$(READLINE_DIR)/lib
 LDLIBS_READLINE = -lreadline -lcurses
 # Use archive if there is a problem with the readline shared library