diff --git a/corba/make/common/shared/Compiler-sun.gmk b/corba/make/common/shared/Compiler-sun.gmk
index 8ce54825b7c..579e17b4ac5 100644
--- a/corba/make/common/shared/Compiler-sun.gmk
+++ b/corba/make/common/shared/Compiler-sun.gmk
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ COMPILER_NAME=Sun Studio
 
 # Sun Studio Compiler settings specific to Solaris
 ifeq ($(PLATFORM), solaris)
+  # FIXUP: Change to SS12 when validated
+  #COMPILER_VERSION=SS12
+  #REQUIRED_CC_VER=5.9
   COMPILER_VERSION=SS11
   REQUIRED_CC_VER=5.8
   CC             = $(COMPILER_PATH)cc
@@ -51,8 +54,8 @@ endif
 # Sun Studio Compiler settings specific to Linux
 ifeq ($(PLATFORM), linux)
   # This has not been tested
-  COMPILER_VERSION=SS11
-  REQUIRED_CC_VER=5.8
+  COMPILER_VERSION=SS12
+  REQUIRED_CC_VER=5.9
   CC             = $(COMPILER_PATH)cc
   CPP            = $(COMPILER_PATH)cc -E
   CXX            = $(COMPILER_PATH)CC
diff --git a/corba/make/jprt.config b/corba/make/jprt.config
index e511068ef88..0e83e86d33d 100644
--- a/corba/make/jprt.config
+++ b/corba/make/jprt.config
@@ -123,9 +123,15 @@ if [ "${osname}" = SunOS ] ; then
 	solaris_arch=i386
     fi
 
-    # Get the SS11 compilers into path (make sure it matches ALT setting)
-    compiler_path=${jdk_devtools}/${solaris_arch}/SUNWspro/SS11/bin
-    compiler_name=SS11
+    # Get the compilers into path (make sure it matches ALT setting)
+    if [ "${JPRT_SOLARIS_COMPILER_NAME}" != "" ] ; then
+        compiler_name=${JPRT_SOLARIS_COMPILER_NAME}
+    else
+        # FIXUP: Change to SS12 when validated
+	#compiler_name=SS12
+        compiler_name=SS11
+    fi
+    compiler_path=${jdk_devtools}/${solaris_arch}/SUNWspro/${compiler_name}/bin
     ALT_COMPILER_PATH="${compiler_path}"
     export ALT_COMPILER_PATH
     dirMustExist "${compiler_path}" ALT_COMPILER_PATH