diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 657b308e36..46353fde5f 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -7954,7 +7954,7 @@ fi
 # (FIXME: 'echocheck "dynamic linking"' above and modify here accordingly)
 _ld_dl_dynamic=''
 freebsd || netbsd || openbsd || dragonfly || bsdos && _ld_dl_dynamic='-rdynamic'
-if test "$_real" = yes || test "$_xanim" = yes && ! win32 && ! qnx && ! darwin && ! os2 ; then
+if test "$_real" = yes || test "$_xanim" = yes && ! win32 && ! qnx && ! darwin && ! os2 && ! sunos; then
   _ld_dl_dynamic='-rdynamic'
 fi