diff --git a/etc/etc.sparc/ld.so.conf b/etc/etc.sparc/ld.so.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e32fd8f89ea5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/etc.sparc/ld.so.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+libc.so.12	machdep.cpu_arch	8:libsparc_v8.so.0,libc.so.12