diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/sysv4/solaris2/sparc/start.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/sysv4/solaris2/sparc/start.c
index 4a9a1e9f07..afdfaaa2e5 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/sysv4/solaris2/sparc/start.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/sysv4/solaris2/sparc/start.c
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 #define NO_SHLIB
+/* Solaris needs start named `_start', not `start'.  */
+#define NO_EXPLICIT_START
 #include <sysdeps/unix/sparc/start.c>