diff --git a/Modules/Platform/SunOS.cmake b/Modules/Platform/SunOS.cmake
index e1c5c5897..91c0e0044 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/SunOS.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/SunOS.cmake
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ IF(CMAKE_SYSTEM MATCHES "SunOS-5*.")
   SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_C_FLAGS "-G")
   SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_FLAG "-R")
   SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_FLAG_SEP ":")
+  SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CXX_FLAGS "-KPIC") 
+  SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_CXX_FLAGS "-G")
+  SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_CXX_FLAG "-R")
+  SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_CXX_FLAG_SEP ":")
   IF(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC)
     SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS "-fPIC") 
     SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_C_FLAGS "-shared")