diff --git a/misc/fileutils/Makefile b/misc/fileutils/Makefile
index f0fae37790e..6e48070d7d8 100644
--- a/misc/fileutils/Makefile
+++ b/misc/fileutils/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.8 2001/09/24 18:05:46 lebel Exp $
+# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.9 2002/03/04 18:31:46 lebel Exp $
 
 COMMENT= 		"GNU versions of common file management utilities"
 COMMENT-ls=		"colorized GNU 'ls'"
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR=	fileutils
 
 MODULES=		gettext
 
+# XXX workaround gcc bugs on sparc64
+.if ${MACHINE_ARCH:Msparc64}
+CFLAGS+=		-O0
+.endif
+
 SEPARATE_BUILD=		concurrent
 USE_GMAKE=		Yes
 CONFIGURE_STYLE=	gnu