diff --git a/crypto/bn/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/bn/Makefile.ssl
index d7997a370..b712031f1 100644
--- a/crypto/bn/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/bn/Makefile.ssl
@@ -99,10 +99,8 @@ asm/co86unix.cpp: asm/co-586.pl
 	(cd asm; $(PERL) co-586.pl cpp >co86unix.cpp )
 
 asm/sparcv8.o: asm/sparcv8.S
-	$(CC) -c -o asm/sparcv8.o asm/sparcv8.S
 
-asm/sparcv8plus: asm/sparcv8plus.S
-	$(CC) -c -xarch=v8plus -o asm/sparcv8plus.o asm/sparcv8plus.S
+asm/sparcv8plus.o: asm/sparcv8plus.S
 
 # MIPS 64 bit assember 
 asm/mips3.o: asm/mips3.s