diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/dev-libs/libksba/libksba-1.6.3.ebuild b/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/dev-libs/libksba/libksba-1.6.3.ebuild
index b25b3542e3..0fc98049a0 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/dev-libs/libksba/libksba-1.6.3.ebuild
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/dev-libs/libksba/libksba-1.6.3.ebuild
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ EAPI=8
 # any subsequent ones linked within so you're covered for a while.)
 
 VERIFY_SIG_OPENPGP_KEY_PATH="${BROOT}"/usr/share/openpgp-keys/gnupg.asc
-inherit toolchain-funcs verify-sig
+inherit toolchain-funcs verify-sig libtool
 
 DESCRIPTION="X.509 and CMS (PKCS#7) library"
 HOMEPAGE="https://www.gnupg.org/related_software/libksba"
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ PATCHES=(
 	"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-1.6.0-no-fgrep-ksba-config.patch
 )
 
+src_prepare() {
+	default
+
+	elibtoolize  # necessary on Solaris for shared lib support
+}
+
 src_configure() {
 	export CC_FOR_BUILD="$(tc-getBUILD_CC)"