diff --git a/gcc/config/sparc/x-sysv4 b/gcc/config/sparc/x-sysv4
index 2a661e35999..f6619f0e8c6 100644
--- a/gcc/config/sparc/x-sysv4
+++ b/gcc/config/sparc/x-sysv4
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-X_CFLAGS=-DSVR4
+X_CFLAGS=-DSVR4 -static
 ALLOCA=alloca.o