diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index e12c14d76df..e7b4a592b07 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2011-07-11  Rainer Orth  <ro@CeBiTec.Uni-Bielefeld.DE>
+
+	* config/i386/sol2.h [!USE_GLD] (CTORS_SECTION_ASM_OP): Define.
+	(DTORS_SECTION_ASM_OP): Define.
+
 2011-07-11  Rainer Orth  <ro@CeBiTec.Uni-Bielefeld.DE>
 
 	* config/dfp-bit.c, config/dfp-bit.h: Move to ../libgcc.
diff --git a/gcc/config/i386/sol2.h b/gcc/config/i386/sol2.h
index 5b4e3d78f58..f620de5fa44 100644
--- a/gcc/config/i386/sol2.h
+++ b/gcc/config/i386/sol2.h
@@ -152,6 +152,13 @@ along with GCC; see the file COPYING3.  If not see
 #undef TARGET_ASM_NAMED_SECTION
 #define TARGET_ASM_NAMED_SECTION i386_solaris_elf_named_section
 
+/* Unlike GNU ld, Sun ld doesn't coalesce .ctors.N/.dtors.N sections, so
+   inhibit their creation.  Also cf. sparc/sysv4.h.  */
+#ifndef USE_GLD
+#define CTORS_SECTION_ASM_OP	"\t.section\t.ctors, \"aw\""
+#define DTORS_SECTION_ASM_OP	"\t.section\t.dtors, \"aw\""
+#endif
+
 /* We do not need NT_VERSION notes.  */
 #undef X86_FILE_START_VERSION_DIRECTIVE
 #define X86_FILE_START_VERSION_DIRECTIVE false