diff --git a/first/mk_makefile b/first/mk_makefile
index 1b5f81d2..10628ade 100755
--- a/first/mk_makefile
+++ b/first/mk_makefile
@@ -21,5 +21,14 @@ ed - /tmp/mk_mak$$ << 'EOF'
 w
 q
 EOF
+case `ack_sys` in
+sparc_solaris)
+	ed - /tmp/mk_mak$$ << 'EOF'
+g/^EXTRALIB/s/=/= -lelf/
+w
+q
+EOF
+	;;
+esac
 cat /tmp/mk_mak$$
 exit 0