diff --git a/ipmitool/configure.in b/ipmitool/configure.in
index e785823..1d6a811 100644
--- a/ipmitool/configure.in
+++ b/ipmitool/configure.in
@@ -63,12 +63,7 @@ solaris*)
 	# openssl libs are in /usr/sfw/lib on solaris 10
 	LIBS="$LIBS -R/usr/sfw/lib"
 	# disable the linux-specific interfaces
-	# and bmc on SPARC (there is no bmc driver for SPARC)
-	if [[ `mach -p` = sparc ]]; then
-		enable_intf_bmc=no
-	else
-		enable_intf_bmc=yes
-	fi
+	enable_intf_bmc=yes
 	enable_intf_imb=no
 	enable_intf_open=no
 	enable_intf_lipmi=no