diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.solaris-sparc b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.solaris-sparc
index c2ccfc8e8..8c75c68d6 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.solaris-sparc
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.solaris-sparc
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ USE_STLPORT=NO
 
 OP_SYS_CFLAGS+=$(STLPORT_CFLAGS_$(USE_STLPORT))
 OP_SYS_LDFLAGS+=$(STLPORT_CFLAGS_$(USE_STLPORT))
+OP_SYS_LDLIBS += $(STLPORT_LDLIBS_$(USE_STLPORT))
 
 # OS libraries used when generating shared libraries or static binaries
 OP_SYS_LDLIBS += -lsocket -lnsl
@@ -54,7 +55,6 @@ OP_SYS_LDLIBS_8 += -lCrun -lc
 OP_SYS_LDLIBS_9 += -lumem -lCrun -lc
 OP_SYS_LDLIBS_10 += -lumem -lCrun -lc
 OP_SYS_LDLIBS += $(OP_SYS_LDLIBS_$(SOLARIS_VERSION))
-OP_SYS_LDLIBS += $(STLPORT_LDLIBS_$(USE_STLPORT))
 
 #  Definitions used when COMMANDLINE_LIBRARY is READLINE
 READLINE_DIR = $(GNU_DIR)