diff --git a/arch/sparc64/Makefile b/arch/sparc64/Makefile
index b785a39..c7214ab 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sparc64/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # Copyright (C) 1998 Jakub Jelinek (jj@ultra.linux.cz)
 #
 
-CHECKFLAGS	+= -D__sparc__ -D__sparc_v9__ -m64
+CHECKFLAGS	+= -D__sparc__ -D__sparc_v9__ -D__arch64__ -m64
 
 # Undefine sparc when processing vmlinux.lds - it is used
 # And teach CPP we are doing 64 bit builds (for this case)