diff --git a/make/solaris/makefiles/jvmg.make b/make/solaris/makefiles/jvmg.make
index 3233025b031d84f05014c94add06108638272e25..c385d2796db334381791891390334afeb45d50db 100644
--- a/make/solaris/makefiles/jvmg.make
+++ b/make/solaris/makefiles/jvmg.make
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ DEBUG_CFLAGS/BYFILE = $(DEBUG_CFLAGS/$@)$(DEBUG_CFLAGS/DEFAULT$(DEBUG_CFLAGS/$@)
 
 ifeq ("${Platform_compiler}", "sparcWorks")
 
-ifeq ($(COMPILER_REV),5.8))
+ifeq ($(COMPILER_REV),5.8)
   # SS11 SEGV when compiling with -g and -xarch=v8, using different backend
   DEBUG_CFLAGS/compileBroker.o = $(DEBUG_CFLAGS) -xO0
   DEBUG_CFLAGS/jvmtiTagMap.o   = $(DEBUG_CFLAGS) -xO0