diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.solaris-sparc b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.solaris-sparc
index 053012c78..0d5c6dd05 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.solaris-sparc
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.solaris-sparc
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ POSIX_LDLIBS_YES += -lposix4 -lpthread
 POSIX_CPPFLAGS_NO =
 POSIX_LDLIBS_NO +=
 
-OP_SYS_CPPFLAGS = -DSOLARIS
+OP_SYS_CPPFLAGS = -DSOLARIS=$(subst 5.,,$(shell uname -r))
 # socket and nsl needed by libca.a
 OP_SYS_LDLIBS += -lsocket -lnsl
 
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-sparc.solaris-sparc b/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-sparc.solaris-sparc
index d037a93d5..8880549c6 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-sparc.solaris-sparc
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-sparc.solaris-sparc
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ CONFORM_CFLAGS_STRICT = -Xc -v
 CONFORM_CFLAGS_TRAD = -Xs
 PROF_CFLAGS_YES =
 PROF_CFLAGS_NO =
-CODE_CFLAGS = -KPIC $(PROF_CFLAGS_$(PROFILE)) -DSOLARIS=$(subst 5.,,$(shell uname -r))
+CODE_CFLAGS = -KPIC $(PROF_CFLAGS_$(PROFILE)) 
 WARN_CFLAGS_YES =
 WARN_CFLAGS_NO = -w
 OPT_CFLAGS_YES = -xO4
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ CONFORM_CXXFLAGS_NORMAL =
 CONFORM_CXXFLAGS_STRICT =
 PROF_CXXFLAGS_YES = +p
 PROF_CXXFLAGS_NO =
-CODE_CXXFLAGS = -KPIC $(PROF_CXXFLAGS_$(PROFILE)) -DSOLARIS=$(subst 5.,,$(shell uname -r))
+CODE_CXXFLAGS = -KPIC $(PROF_CXXFLAGS_$(PROFILE))
 WARN_CXXFLAGS_YES = +w
 WARN_CXXFLAGS_NO =
 OPT_CXXFLAGS_YES = -O