diff --git a/ld/config/sparc.mh b/ld/config/sparc.mh
index 4e7f4a081f..3cf35180b8 100755
--- a/ld/config/sparc.mh
+++ b/ld/config/sparc.mh
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ YACC=yacc -tvd
 #CC=gcc -Wall -ansi
 #stuff for self hosting
 HOSTING_CRT0=/lib/crt0.o
-HOSTING_LIBS=`if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else echo /usr/latest/lib/gcc/sun4/libgcc.a; fi`  -lc
+HOSTING_LIBS=`if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else echo $(libdir)/libgcc.a; fi`  -lc
 HOSTING_EMU=LDEMULATION=sun4; export LDEMULATION