diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.solaris-sparc b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.solaris-sparc
index 4ab55a6af..2550c4a76 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.solaris-sparc
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.solaris-sparc
@@ -40,3 +40,13 @@ endif
 OP_SYS_LDLIBS += -lsocket -lnsl
 OP_SYS_LDLIBS_8 += -lCrun -lc -lCstd
 OP_SYS_LDLIBS += $(OP_SYS_LDLIBS_$(SOLARIS_VERSION))
+
+#  Definitions used when COMMANDLINE_LIBRARY is READLINE
+GNU_DIR = /opt/gnu
+INCLUDES_READLINE = -I$(GNU_DIR)/include
+LDFLAGS_READLINE += -R$(GNU_DIR)/lib
+LDFLAGS_READLINE += -L$(GNU_DIR)/lib
+# There is a problem with the readline shared library
+#LDLIBS_READLINE = -lreadline -lcurses
+LDLIBS_READLINE += -Bstatic -lreadline -Bdynamic -lcurses
+