diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 494747ffb1e..09999285275 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -967,12 +967,16 @@ esac
 MAX_C_OPTIMIZE="-O3"
 MAX_CXX_OPTIMIZE="-O3"
 
-# workaround for Sun Forte/x86 see BUG#4681
 case $SYSTEM_TYPE-$MACHINE_TYPE-$ac_cv_prog_gcc in
+# workaround for Sun Forte/x86 see BUG#4681
   *solaris*-i?86-no)
     CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -DBIG_TABLES"
     CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -DBIG_TABLES"
     ;;
+# workaround for Sun Forte compile problem for ndb
+  *solaris2.10*-sparc-no)
+    ndb_cxxflags_fix="$ndb_cxxflags_fix -instances=static"
+    ;;
   *) ;;
 esac