diff --git a/src/h/machines.h b/src/h/machines.h
index 69105c091..a9ac03ac7 100755
--- a/src/h/machines.h
+++ b/src/h/machines.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #if defined(unix) && !defined(__MACH__)
-#  define NEED_MALLOC
+/*#  define NEED_MALLOC*/
 #endif
 
 /***********************************************************************
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
 #define	BSD
 #define	BRAND "SUN"
 #define LDFLAGS
-#define SHARED_LDFLAGS -dy
+#define SHARED_LDFLAGS -dy -G
 #ifdef	sun4sol2
 #  include <dlfcn.h>
 #  include <link.h>