diff --git a/libexec/Makefile b/libexec/Makefile
index be2b9be1654a..33ff57911b6e 100644
--- a/libexec/Makefile
+++ b/libexec/Makefile
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ _named-xfer=	named-xfer
 _ftp-proxy=	ftp-proxy
 .endif
 
+.if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "sparc64"
+NOPIC=yes
+.endif
 .if !defined(NOPIC)
 _rtld-elf=	rtld-elf
 .endif