2 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index a6797f4..d4eb218 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ Tests
 Build
 -----
 
+- Bug #1530448, ctypes buld failure on Solaris 10 was fixed.
+
 
 Mac
 ---
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0feb484..67ddade 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1349,6 +1349,7 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):
         self.use_system_libffi = False
         include_dirs = []
         extra_compile_args = []
+        extra_link_args = []
         sources = ['_ctypes/_ctypes.c',
                    '_ctypes/callbacks.c',
                    '_ctypes/callproc.c',
@@ -1363,9 +1364,13 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):
 # XXX Is this still needed?
 ##            extra_link_args.extend(['-read_only_relocs', 'warning'])
 
+        elif sys.platform == 'sunos5':
+            extra_link_args.append('-mimpure-text')
+
         ext = Extension('_ctypes',
                         include_dirs=include_dirs,
                         extra_compile_args=extra_compile_args,
+                        extra_link_args=extra_link_args,
                         libraries=[],
                         sources=sources,
                         depends=depends)