diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-sparc-gnu.solaris-sparc-gnu b/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-sparc-gnu.solaris-sparc-gnu
index 79ee10996..1eb476a4b 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-sparc-gnu.solaris-sparc-gnu
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-sparc-gnu.solaris-sparc-gnu
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ STATIC_LDFLAGS_NO=
 STATIC_LDLIBS_YES= -Wl,-Bdynamic
 STATIC_LDLIBS_NO=
 
-SHRLIB_LDFLAGS += -shared -fPIC -h $@ -z defs
+SHRLIB_LDFLAGS += -shared -fPIC -h $@ 
 LOADABLE_SHRLIB_LDFLAGS += -shared -fPIC -h $@
 
 OP_SYS_LDFLAGS += -z ignore -z combreloc -z lazyload