diff --git a/src/s/sol2-3.h b/src/s/sol2-3.h
index 36b6de4ed4c..7d614f8e12a 100644
--- a/src/s/sol2-3.h
+++ b/src/s/sol2-3.h
@@ -2,3 +2,13 @@
 
 /* Solaris 2.3 has a bug in XListFontsWithInfo.  */
 #define BROKEN_XLISTFONTSWITHINFO
+
+/* Override LD_SWITCH_SYSTEM: add  -L /usr/ccs/lib to the sol2.h value.  */
+
+#undef LD_SWITCH_SYSTEM
+
+#ifndef __GNUC__
+#define LD_SWITCH_SYSTEM -L /usr/ccs/lib LD_SWITCH_X_SITE_AUX
+#else /* GCC */
+#define LD_SWITCH_SYSTEM -L /usr/ccs/lib -Xlinker LD_SWITCH_X_SITE_AUX
+#endif /* GCC */