diff --git a/bfd/hosts/sparc.h b/bfd/hosts/sparc.h
index e03a09429df..1239406dfd7 100644
--- a/bfd/hosts/sparc.h
+++ b/bfd/hosts/sparc.h
@@ -12,7 +12,13 @@
 #define SEEK_SET 0
 #define SEEK_CUR 1
 #ifdef __STDC__
+#if __GNUC__ >= 2
+#define abort __hide_abort
+#define exit __hide_exit
+#endif
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#undef exit
+#undef abort
 #include <string.h>
 #else
 extern char *EXFUN(mktemp,(CONST char*));