diff --git a/acinclude.m4 b/acinclude.m4
index 9090ce1999..a661d08668 100644
--- a/acinclude.m4
+++ b/acinclude.m4
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ else
 			AFS_SYSNAME="s390x_linuxXX"
 			;;
 		sparc-*-linux*)
-			AFS_SYSNAME="sparc_linuxXX"
+			AFS_SYSNAME="`/bin/arch`_linuxXX"
 			;;
 		sparc64-*-linux*)
 			AFS_SYSNAME="sparc64_linuxXX"