--- old/make/autoconf/flags-ldflags.m4	Mon Apr 13 13:55:05 2020
+++ new/make/autoconf/flags-ldflags.m4	Mon Apr 13 14:10:29 2020
@@ -58,9 +58,13 @@
   # Setup basic LDFLAGS
   if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xgcc; then
     # Add -z,defs, to forbid undefined symbols in object files.
-    # add -z,relro (mark relocations read only) for all libs
-    # add -z,now ("full relro" - more of the Global Offset Table GOT is marked read only)
-    BASIC_LDFLAGS="-Wl,-z,defs -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now"
+    if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xsolaris; then
+      BASIC_LDFLAGS="$BASIC_LDFLAGS -Wl,-z,defs"
+    else
+      # add relro (mark relocations read only) for all libs
+      # add -z,now ("full relro" - more of the Global Offset Table GOT is marked read only)
+      BASIC_LDFLAGS="-Wl,-z,defs -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now"
+    fi
     # Linux : remove unused code+data in link step
     if test "x$ENABLE_LINKTIME_GC" = xtrue; then
       if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU" = xs390x; then