diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index f4e5708372e..71489e80987 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2856,7 +2856,7 @@ gnugetopt_dep = cc.find_library('gnugetopt', required: false)
 #   (i.e., allow '-' as a flag character), so use our version on those platforms
 # - We want to use system's getopt_long() only if the system provides struct
 #   option
-always_replace_getopt = host_system in ['windows', 'cygwin', 'openbsd', 'solaris']
+always_replace_getopt = host_system in ['windows', 'cygwin', 'openbsd', 'sunos']
 always_replace_getopt_long = host_system in ['windows', 'cygwin'] or not cdata.has('HAVE_STRUCT_OPTION')
 
 # Required on BSDs