diff --git a/doc/install.doc b/doc/install.doc
index 5e88c0392..46a10e73f 100644
--- a/doc/install.doc
+++ b/doc/install.doc
@@ -540,7 +540,8 @@ sun3	Sun-3 Motorola 68020 workstation	sun3
 sun2	Sun-2 Motorola 68010 workstation	sun2
 m68_sysV_0	68000 + Uniplus System V.0	mantra
 m68020	Motorola 68020 VME131 + System V/68 R2V2.1	m68020
-sparc	Sun-4 or SPARC workstation	sparc
+sparc	Sun-4 or SPARC workstation running SunOs 4	sparc
+sparc_solaris	Sun-4 or SPARC workstation running Solaris 2	sparc_solaris
 ANY	Neither of the above	???
 .TE
 For some of these, the installation procedure has not been tested, as
@@ -831,6 +832,13 @@ sparc	Sun-4	4/4	C	*	sparc
 			Modula-2
 			Fortran
 
+sparc_solaris	Sun-4	4/4	C	*	sparc_solaris
+			Pascal
+			Basic
+			occam
+			Modula-2
+			Fortran
+
 m68k2	M68000/	2/4	C	+	m68k2
 	Unisoft		Pascal
 			Basic
diff --git a/lib/.distr b/lib/.distr
index 801fab6a7..84032cfa4 100644
--- a/lib/.distr
+++ b/lib/.distr
@@ -28,3 +28,4 @@ xenix3
 z80
 z8000
 sparc
+sparc_solaris
diff --git a/mach/.distr b/mach/.distr
index 52799e15b..fb9d533eb 100644
--- a/mach/.distr
+++ b/mach/.distr
@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@ xenix3
 z80
 z8000
 sparc
+sparc_solaris