diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6ad87d802..35e01a748 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ endif
 
 shared :
 ifndef NO_SHARED
-ifeq ($(OSNAME), Linux)
+ifeq ($(OSNAME), $(filter $(OSNAME),Linux SunOS))
 	@$(MAKE) -C exports so
 	@-ln -fs $(LIBSONAME) $(LIBPREFIX).so
 	@-ln -fs $(LIBSONAME) $(LIBPREFIX).so.$(MAJOR_VERSION)
diff --git a/exports/Makefile b/exports/Makefile
index 177e975ea..2b3cdc476 100644
--- a/exports/Makefile
+++ b/exports/Makefile
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ endif
 dllinit.$(SUFFIX) : dllinit.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -o $(@F) -s $<
 
-ifeq ($(OSNAME), Linux)
+ifeq ($(OSNAME), $(filter $(OSNAME),Linux SunOS))
 
 so : ../$(LIBSONAME)