diff --git a/util/dist-check b/util/dist-check
index 8be584a..23861df 100755
--- a/util/dist-check
+++ b/util/dist-check
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ if ($opts{l}) {
     $cfg_opts .= " --with-luajit";
 }
 
+if ($^O eq 'solaris') {
+    $cfg_opts .= " --with-cc=gcc";
+}
+
 my $prefix;
 
 warn "=== No Pool Build ===\n";