diff --git a/nsprpub/configure b/nsprpub/configure
index ee61e3cbcc2..1531350af9b 100755
--- a/nsprpub/configure
+++ b/nsprpub/configure
@@ -4485,7 +4485,7 @@ EOF
     fi
     PR_MD_CSRCS=solaris.c
     LD=/usr/ccs/bin/ld
-    DSO_LDOPTS='-G -h $(notdir $@) -z combreloc -z defs'
+    DSO_LDOPTS='-G -h $(notdir $@) -z combreloc'
     RESOLVE_LINK_SYMBOLS=1
     if test -n "$GNU_CC"; then
         DSO_CFLAGS=-fPIC
diff --git a/nsprpub/configure.in b/nsprpub/configure.in
index cae534267d9..2ade2cf6019 100644
--- a/nsprpub/configure.in
+++ b/nsprpub/configure.in
@@ -1634,7 +1634,7 @@ mips-sony-newsos*)
     fi
     PR_MD_CSRCS=solaris.c
     LD=/usr/ccs/bin/ld
-    DSO_LDOPTS='-G -h $(notdir $@) -z combreloc -z defs'
+    DSO_LDOPTS='-G -h $(notdir $@) -z combreloc'
     RESOLVE_LINK_SYMBOLS=1
     if test -n "$GNU_CC"; then
         DSO_CFLAGS=-fPIC