diff --git a/compiler-rt/cmake/base-config-ix.cmake b/compiler-rt/cmake/base-config-ix.cmake
--- a/compiler-rt/cmake/base-config-ix.cmake
+++ b/compiler-rt/cmake/base-config-ix.cmake
@@ -206,7 +206,11 @@
     elseif("${COMPILER_RT_DEFAULT_TARGET_ARCH}" MATCHES "s390x")
       test_target_arch(s390x "" "")
     elseif("${COMPILER_RT_DEFAULT_TARGET_ARCH}" MATCHES "sparc")
-      test_target_arch(sparc "" "-m32")
+      if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
+        test_target_arch(sparc "" "-m32 -mv8plus")
+      else()
+        test_target_arch(sparc "" "-m32")
+      endif()
       test_target_arch(sparcv9 "" "-m64")
     elseif("${COMPILER_RT_DEFAULT_TARGET_ARCH}" MATCHES "mipsel|mips64el")
       # Gcc doesn't accept -m32/-m64 so we do the next best thing and use