diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-sparc-gnu.solaris-sparc-gnu b/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-sparc-gnu.solaris-sparc-gnu
index cd6edb220..79ee10996 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-sparc-gnu.solaris-sparc-gnu
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-sparc-gnu.solaris-sparc-gnu
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ STATIC_LDFLAGS_NO=
 STATIC_LDLIBS_YES= -Wl,-Bdynamic
 STATIC_LDLIBS_NO=
 
-SHRLIB_LDFLAGS += -G -h $@  -z ignore -z defs
-LOADABLE_SHRLIB_LDFLAGS += -G -h $@
+SHRLIB_LDFLAGS += -shared -fPIC -h $@ -z defs
+LOADABLE_SHRLIB_LDFLAGS += -shared -fPIC -h $@
 
 OP_SYS_LDFLAGS += -z ignore -z combreloc -z lazyload
 
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-x86-gnu.solaris-x86-gnu b/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-x86-gnu.solaris-x86-gnu
index 37ba6b9a4..9ef1fbf9b 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-x86-gnu.solaris-x86-gnu
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-x86-gnu.solaris-x86-gnu
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ AR = ar -rc
 RANLIB=
 LD = ld -r
 
-SHRLIB_LDFLAGS = -z defs -G -h $@
-LOADABLE_SHRLIB_LDFLAGS += -G -h $@
+SHRLIB_LDFLAGS += -shared -fPIC -h $@  -z defs
+LOADABLE_SHRLIB_LDFLAGS += -shared -fPIC -h $@
 
 OP_SYS_LDFLAGS += -z ignore -z combreloc -z lazyload