diff --git a/config/CONFIG.Host.solaris b/config/CONFIG.Host.solaris
index 055f862d1..c13cbe3a2 100644
--- a/config/CONFIG.Host.solaris
+++ b/config/CONFIG.Host.solaris
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ ACC = $(SPARCWORKS)/bin/cc
 ACC_ANSI = $(ACC) -Xa
 ACC_STRICT = $(ACC) -Xc -v
 ACC_TRAD = $(ACC) -Xs
+ACC_DEP_CFLAGS = -KPIC -D_REENTRANT 
 ACC_WARN_YES = 
 ACC_WARN_NO =  -w
 ACC_OPT_YES =  -O
@@ -34,13 +35,14 @@ ACC_SFLAGS_YES= -Bstatic
 ACC_SFLAGS_NO=
 ACC_SLIBS_YES= -lw -lintl -Bdynamic -ldl -Bstatic -lXext -lX
 ACC_SLIBS_NO=
-ACC_SHRLIB_CFLAGS_YES =  -KPIC -D_REENTRANT 
+ACC_SHRLIB_CFLAGS_YES =
 ACC_SHRLIB_LDFLAGS_YES =  -G -h $@
 
 # Configure OS vendor C++ compiler
 CCC = $(SPARCWORKS)/bin/CC
 CCC_NORMAL = $(CCC) +p
 CCC_STRICT = $(CCC) +p
+CCC_DEP_CFLAGS = -KPIC -D_REENTRANT 
 CCC_TEMPL_INST_FLAG =
 CCC_WARN_YES = +w
 CCC_WARN_NO = 
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ CCC_SLIBS_YES= -lw -lintl -Bdynamic -ldl -Bstatic -lXext -lX
 CCC_SLIBS_NO=
 CCC_DEPENDS_FLAG = -xM1
  
+
 ARCH_DEP_CFLAGS = -DSOLARIS 
 # socket and nsl needed by libca.a
 ARCH_DEP_LDLIBS = -lsocket -lnsl
diff --git a/config/CONFIG_COMMON b/config/CONFIG_COMMON
index cbae36966..394a15f4f 100644
--- a/config/CONFIG_COMMON
+++ b/config/CONFIG_COMMON
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ G++_SHRLIB_LDFLAGS_YES =  -shared
 
 CC = $($(ANSI)_$(CMPLR))
  
+#---------------------------------------------------------------
+# Vendor compiler dependent options
+VENDOR_DEP_CFLAGS = $($(ANSI)_DEP_CFLAGS)
+VENDOR_DEP_CXXFLAGS = $($(CPLUSPLUS)_DEP_CFLAGS)
+
 #--------------------------------------------------
 # C++ compiler
 
@@ -198,10 +203,11 @@ DEPENDS_RULE = -$(COMPILE.cc) $(DEPENDS_FLAG) $^ > DEPENDS
 INCLUDES = -I. -I.. $(USR_INCLUDES) $(TARGET_INCLUDES) $(EPICS_INCLUDES) $(OP_SYS_INCLUDES)
 
 CFLAGS = $(OPT_CFLAGS) $(DEBUG_CFLAGS) $(WARN_CFLAGS) $(TARGET_CFLAGS)\
- $(USR_CFLAGS) $(ARCH_DEP_CFLAGS) $(STATIC_CFLAGS) $(OP_SYS_CFLAGS) $(INCLUDES)
+ $(USR_CFLAGS) $(ARCH_DEP_CFLAGS) $(VENDOR_DEP_CFLAGS) $(STATIC_CFLAGS)\
+ $(OP_SYS_CFLAGS) $(INCLUDES)
 
 CXXFLAGS = $(OPT_CXXFLAGS) $(DEBUG_CXXFLAGS) $(WARN_CXXFLAGS) $(TARGET_CXXFLAGS)\
- $(USR_CXXFLAGS) $(ARCH_DEP_CXXFLAGS) $(STATIC_CXXCFLAGS)\
+ $(USR_CXXFLAGS) $(ARCH_DEP_CXXFLAGS) $(VENDOR_DEP_CXXFLAGS) $(STATIC_CXXCFLAGS)\
  $(OP_SYS_CFLAGS) $(TEMPL_INST_CXXFLAG) $(INCLUDES)
 
 LDFLAGS = $(OPT_LDFLAGS) $(TARGET_LDFLAGS) $(USR_LDFLAGS)\