diff --git a/gnu/dist/toolchain/gcc/config/sparc/netbsd-elf-common.h b/gnu/dist/toolchain/gcc/config/sparc/netbsd-elf-common.h
index f2e0dcbe94ed..0760711ed55d 100644
--- a/gnu/dist/toolchain/gcc/config/sparc/netbsd-elf-common.h
+++ b/gnu/dist/toolchain/gcc/config/sparc/netbsd-elf-common.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* NetBSD/sparc ELF common 32/64 bit configuration */
 
 #define OBJECT_FORMAT_ELF
+#define NETBSD_ELF
 #include <netbsd.h>
 
 #undef CPP_SUBTARGET_SPEC