diff --git a/compiler/main.v b/compiler/main.v
index 9e0aa492b3..c4571a6eb8 100644
--- a/compiler/main.v
+++ b/compiler/main.v
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ enum OS {
 	dragonfly
 	msvc
 	js
+	android
+	solaris
 }
 
 enum Pass {
@@ -799,6 +801,9 @@ fn new_v(args[]string) &V {
 		$if dragonfly {
 			_os = .dragonfly
 		}
+		$if solaris {
+			_os = .solaris
+		}
 	}
 	else {
 		switch target_os {
@@ -811,6 +816,7 @@ fn new_v(args[]string) &V {
 		case 'dragonfly': _os = .dragonfly
 		case 'msvc': _os = .msvc
 		case 'js': _os = .js
+		case 'solaris': _os = .solaris
 		}
 	}
 	//println('OS=$_os')
diff --git a/vlib/os/os.v b/vlib/os/os.v
index 2f3d322fe5..7c7ec2013c 100644
--- a/vlib/os/os.v
+++ b/vlib/os/os.v
@@ -542,6 +542,9 @@ pub fn user_os() string {
 	$if android{
 		return 'android'
 	}
+	$if solaris {
+		return 'solaris'
+	}
 	return 'unknown'
 }
 
@@ -631,8 +634,8 @@ pub fn executable() string {
 		// lol
 		return os.args[0]
 	}
-	//$if solaris {
-	//}
+	$if solaris {
+	}
 	$if netbsd {
 		mut result := malloc(MAX_PATH)
 		count := int(C.readlink('/proc/curproc/exe', result, MAX_PATH ))