--- nss-3.14.2/mozilla/security/coreconf/SunOS5.mk
+++ nss-3.14.2/mozilla/security/coreconf/SunOS5.mk
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 
 include $(CORE_DEPTH)/coreconf/UNIX.mk
 
+NS_USE_GCC = 1
+GCC_USE_GNU_LD = 1
+
 # Sun's WorkShop defines v8, v8plus and v9 architectures.
 # gcc on Solaris defines v8 and v9 "cpus".  
 # gcc's v9 is equivalent to Workshop's v8plus.
@@ -71,11 +74,6 @@
 NOMD_OS_CFLAGS += $(DSO_CFLAGS) $(OS_DEFINES) $(SOL_CFLAGS)
 
 MKSHLIB  = $(CC) $(DSO_LDOPTS) $(RPATH)
-ifdef NS_USE_GCC
-ifeq (GNU,$(findstring GNU,$(shell `$(CC) -print-prog-name=ld` -v 2>&1)))
-	GCC_USE_GNU_LD = 1
-endif
-endif
 ifdef MAPFILE
 ifdef NS_USE_GCC
 ifdef GCC_USE_GNU_LD