diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG_COMPAT b/configure/os/CONFIG_COMPAT
index 4c2a5cf9a..3cc509219 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG_COMPAT
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG_COMPAT
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #Syntax:
 # ARCH_<host_arch> = <epics_host_arch>
 ARCH_solaris = solaris-sparc
+ARCH_solarisGnu = solaris-sparc-gnu
 ARCH_sun4 = sun4-sparc
 ARCH_Linux = linux-x86
 ARCH_WIN32 = win32-x86