diff --git a/common.gypi b/common.gypi
index 811a7b3da3d502..98d6f07048fb97 100644
--- a/common.gypi
+++ b/common.gypi
@@ -239,8 +239,9 @@
         'cflags_cc': [ '-fno-rtti', '-fno-exceptions', '-std=gnu++0x' ],
         'ldflags': [ '-rdynamic' ],
         'target_conditions': [
-          ['_type=="static_library"', {
-            'standalone_static_library': 1, # disable thin archive which needs binutils >= 2.19
+          # The 1990s toolchain on SmartOS can't handle thin archives.
+          ['_type=="static_library" and OS=="solaris"', {
+            'standalone_static_library': 1,
           }],
         ],
         'conditions': [
diff --git a/node.gyp b/node.gyp
index b72133b98327d3..341ac34dce4c26 100644
--- a/node.gyp
+++ b/node.gyp
@@ -285,7 +285,9 @@
                   'conditions': [
                     ['OS in "linux freebsd"', {
                       'ldflags': [
-                        '-Wl,--whole-archive <(PRODUCT_DIR)/<(OPENSSL_PRODUCT)',
+                        '-Wl,--whole-archive,'
+                            '<(PRODUCT_DIR)/obj.target/deps/openssl/'
+                            '<(OPENSSL_PRODUCT)',
                         '-Wl,--no-whole-archive',
                       ],
                     }],