diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d2f724c..c261fde 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 INSTALLDIR	= /usr/local/bin
 
 ARCH	= `uname -s`
+LDFLAGS	= `./ldflags`
 
 OBJS	= arch/${ARCH}/getload.o arch/default/homebrews.o
 
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ ttyload.c:	ttyload.h Version
 
 # have to be explicit here, for some make systems, like .c.o below:
 ttyload: $(OBJS) ttyload.o
-	$(CC) -o $@ $(OBJS) ttyload.o
+	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(OBJS) ttyload.o
 
 clean:
 	rm -f *.o $(OBJS) core a.out
diff --git a/ldflags b/ldflags
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..764f467
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ldflags
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+case `uname -s` in
+    SunOS)	echo "-lkstat";;
+    *)
+	# most stuff doesn't need anything special
+	;;
+esac