diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 0e31bdfabf..5150a74831 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ if targetos == 'darwin'
   if compiler.get_id() == 'gcc'
     qemu_common_flags += '-DOS_OBJECT_USE_OBJC=0'
   endif
-elif targetos == 'solaris'
+elif targetos == 'sunos'
   # needed for CMSG_ macros in sys/socket.h
   qemu_common_flags += '-D_XOPEN_SOURCE=600'
   # needed for TIOCWIN* defines in termios.h
@@ -2048,7 +2048,7 @@ have_slirp_smbd = get_option('slirp_smbd') \
 if have_slirp_smbd
   smbd_path = get_option('smbd')
   if smbd_path == ''
-    smbd_path = (targetos == 'solaris' ? '/usr/sfw/sbin/smbd' : '/usr/sbin/smbd')
+    smbd_path = (targetos == 'sunos' ? '/usr/sfw/sbin/smbd' : '/usr/sbin/smbd')
   endif
   config_host_data.set_quoted('CONFIG_SMBD_COMMAND', smbd_path)
 endif
diff --git a/net/meson.build b/net/meson.build
index d2d70634e5..51caa42c9d 100644
--- a/net/meson.build
+++ b/net/meson.build
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ elif targetos == 'linux'
   system_ss.add(files('tap.c', 'tap-linux.c'))
 elif targetos in bsd_oses
   system_ss.add(files('tap.c', 'tap-bsd.c'))
-elif targetos == 'solaris'
+elif targetos == 'sunos'
   system_ss.add(files('tap.c', 'tap-solaris.c'))
 else
   system_ss.add(files('tap.c', 'tap-stub.c'))