diff --git a/make/UpdateX11Wrappers.gmk b/make/UpdateX11Wrappers.gmk
index aede23afbb6..2dea0ab4803 100644
--- a/make/UpdateX11Wrappers.gmk
+++ b/make/UpdateX11Wrappers.gmk
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ $(eval $(call SetupNativeCompilation, BUILD_DATA_GENERATOR, \
     EXTRA_FILES := $(X11WRAPPERS_OUTPUT)/src/data_generator.c, \
     CFLAGS := $(X_CFLAGS) $(DATA_GENERATOR_INCLUDES) $(CFLAGS_JDKEXE), \
     LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS_JDKEXE), \
-    LIBS := $(X_LIBS) -lc, \
+    LIBS := $(X_LIBS), \
     OBJECT_DIR := $(X11WRAPPERS_OUTPUT)/objs, \
 ))
 
diff --git a/make/autoconf/libraries.m4 b/make/autoconf/libraries.m4
index 910ae543fa6..2c62d94d7ae 100644
--- a/make/autoconf/libraries.m4
+++ b/make/autoconf/libraries.m4
@@ -103,16 +103,16 @@ AC_DEFUN_ONCE([LIB_SETUP_LIBRARIES],
   LIB_SETUP_SOLARIS_STLPORT
 
   if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xsolstudio; then
-    ALWAYS_LIBS="-lc"
+    GLOBAL_LIBS="-lc"
   else
-    ALWAYS_LIBS=""
+    GLOBAL_LIBS=""
   fi
 
   BASIC_JDKLIB_LIBS=""
   if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" != xmicrosoft; then
     BASIC_JDKLIB_LIBS="-ljava -ljvm"
   fi
-  BASIC_JDKLIB_LIBS="$BASIC_JDKLIB_LIBS $ALWAYS_LIBS"
+  BASIC_JDKLIB_LIBS="$BASIC_JDKLIB_LIBS"
 
   # Math library
   if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" != xsolaris; then
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ AC_DEFUN_ONCE([LIB_SETUP_LIBRARIES],
         comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib \
         wsock32.lib winmm.lib version.lib psapi.lib"
   fi
-  BASIC_JVM_LIBS="$BASIC_JVM_LIBS $ALWAYS_LIBS"
 
   JDKLIB_LIBS="$BASIC_JDKLIB_LIBS"
   JDKEXE_LIBS=""
@@ -163,6 +162,7 @@ AC_DEFUN_ONCE([LIB_SETUP_LIBRARIES],
   AC_SUBST(JVM_LIBS)
   AC_SUBST(OPENJDK_BUILD_JDKLIB_LIBS)
   AC_SUBST(OPENJDK_BUILD_JVM_LIBS)
+  AC_SUBST(GLOBAL_LIBS)
 ])
 
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/make/autoconf/spec.gmk.in b/make/autoconf/spec.gmk.in
index 9b30d6d0c15..1addb740e58 100644
--- a/make/autoconf/spec.gmk.in
+++ b/make/autoconf/spec.gmk.in
@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ USING_BROKEN_SUSE_LD:=@USING_BROKEN_SUSE_LD@
 # LDFLAGS used to link the jdk native libraries (C-code)
 LDFLAGS_JDKLIB:=@LDFLAGS_JDKLIB@
 JDKLIB_LIBS:=@JDKLIB_LIBS@
+GLOBAL_LIBS:=@GLOBAL_LIBS@
 
 # LDFLAGS used to link the jdk native launchers (C-code)
 LDFLAGS_JDKEXE:=@LDFLAGS_JDKEXE@
diff --git a/make/common/NativeCompilation.gmk b/make/common/NativeCompilation.gmk
index 7bad65bb680..747428c225a 100644
--- a/make/common/NativeCompilation.gmk
+++ b/make/common/NativeCompilation.gmk
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ define SetupNativeCompilationBody
     endif
 
     $1_VARDEPS := $$($1_LD) $$($1_SYSROOT_LDFLAGS) $$($1_LDFLAGS) $$($1_EXTRA_LDFLAGS) \
-        $$($1_LIBS) $$($1_EXTRA_LIBS) $$($1_CREATE_DEBUGINFO_CMDS) \
+        $$(GLOBAL_LIBS) $$($1_LIBS) $$($1_EXTRA_LIBS) $$($1_CREATE_DEBUGINFO_CMDS) \
         $$($1_STRIP_CMD)
     $1_VARDEPS_FILE := $$(call DependOnVariable, $1_VARDEPS, \
         $$($1_OBJECT_DIR)/$$($1_NOSUFFIX).vardeps)
@@ -924,8 +924,8 @@ define SetupNativeCompilationBody
                 ifeq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS), windows)
 		  $$(call ExecuteWithLog, $$($1_OBJECT_DIR)/$$($1_SAFE_NAME)_link, \
 		      $$($1_LD) $$($1_LDFLAGS) $$($1_EXTRA_LDFLAGS) $$($1_SYSROOT_LDFLAGS) \
-		      $(LD_OUT_OPTION)$$@ $$($1_LD_OBJ_ARG) $$($1_RES) $$($1_LIBS) \
-		      $$($1_EXTRA_LIBS)) \
+		      $(LD_OUT_OPTION)$$@ $$($1_LD_OBJ_ARG) $$($1_RES) $$(GLOBAL_LIBS) \
+		      $$($1_LIBS) $$($1_EXTRA_LIBS)) \
 		      | $(GREP) -v "^   Creating library .*\.lib and object .*\.exp" || \
 		      test "$$$$?" = "1" ; \
 		  $$($1_CREATE_DEBUGINFO_CMDS)
@@ -934,8 +934,8 @@ define SetupNativeCompilationBody
 		  $$(call ExecuteWithLog, $$($1_OBJECT_DIR)/$$($1_SAFE_NAME)_link, \
 		      $$(if $$($1_LINK_OBJS_RELATIVE), $$(CD) $$(OUTPUTDIR) ; ) \
 		      $$($1_LD) $$($1_LDFLAGS) $$($1_EXTRA_LDFLAGS) $$($1_SYSROOT_LDFLAGS) \
-		      $(LD_OUT_OPTION)$$@ $$($1_LD_OBJ_ARG) $$($1_RES) $$($1_LIBS) \
-		      $$($1_EXTRA_LIBS)) ; \
+		      $(LD_OUT_OPTION)$$@ $$($1_LD_OBJ_ARG) $$($1_RES) $$(GLOBAL_LIBS) \
+		      $$($1_LIBS) $$($1_EXTRA_LIBS)) ; \
 		  $$($1_CREATE_DEBUGINFO_CMDS)
 		  $$($1_STRIP_CMD)
                 endif
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ define SetupNativeCompilationBody
   ifeq ($$($1_TYPE), EXECUTABLE)
     # A executable binary has been specified, setup the target for it.
     $1_VARDEPS := $$($1_LD) $$($1_SYSROOT_LDFLAGS) $$($1_LDFLAGS) $$($1_EXTRA_LDFLAGS) \
-        $$($1_LIBS) $$($1_EXTRA_LIBS) $$($1_MT) \
+        $$(GLOBAL_LIBS) $$($1_LIBS) $$($1_EXTRA_LIBS) $$($1_MT) \
         $$($1_CODESIGN) $$($1_CREATE_DEBUGINFO_CMDS) $$($1_MANIFEST_VERSION) \
         $$($1_STRIP_CMD)
     $1_VARDEPS_FILE := $$(call DependOnVariable, $1_VARDEPS, \
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ define SetupNativeCompilationBody
 		    $$($1_LD) $$($1_LDFLAGS) $$($1_EXTRA_LDFLAGS) $$($1_SYSROOT_LDFLAGS) \
 		        $(EXE_OUT_OPTION)$$($1_TARGET) \
 		        $$($1_ALL_OBJS) $$($1_RES) \
-		        $$($1_LIBS) $$($1_EXTRA_LIBS))
+		        $$(GLOBAL_LIBS) $$($1_LIBS) $$($1_EXTRA_LIBS))
                 ifeq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS), windows)
                   ifneq ($$($1_MANIFEST), )
 		    $$($1_MT) -nologo -manifest $$($1_MANIFEST) -identity:"$$($1_NAME).exe, version=$$($1_MANIFEST_VERSION)" -outputresource:$$@;#1
diff --git a/make/hotspot/lib/CompileDtracePostJvm.gmk b/make/hotspot/lib/CompileDtracePostJvm.gmk
index 2a3c6bab1e8..ad0b23ef9b9 100644
--- a/make/hotspot/lib/CompileDtracePostJvm.gmk
+++ b/make/hotspot/lib/CompileDtracePostJvm.gmk
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ ifeq ($(call check-jvm-feature, dtrace), true)
         SRC := $(TOPDIR)/src/java.base/solaris/native/libjvm_dtrace, \
         CFLAGS := -m64 -G -mt -KPIC, \
         LDFLAGS := -m64 -mt -xnolib $(SHARED_LIBRARY_FLAGS), \
-        LIBS := $(LIBDL) -lc -lthread -ldoor, \
+        LIBS := $(LIBDL) -lthread -ldoor, \
         MAPFILE := $(TOPDIR)/make/mapfiles/libjvm_dtrace/mapfile-vers, \
         OBJECT_DIR := $(LIBJVM_DTRACE_OUTPUTDIR)/objs, \
     ))
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ ifeq ($(call check-jvm-feature, dtrace), true)
         CFLAGS := -I$(JVM_VARIANT_OUTPUTDIR)/gensrc -I$(DTRACE_SUPPORT_DIR) \
             -m64 -G -mt -KPIC, \
         LDFLAGS := -m64 -mt -xnolib $(SHARED_LIBRARY_FLAGS), \
-        LIBS := -lc, \
         MAPFILE := $(TOPDIR)/make/mapfiles/libjvm_db/mapfile-vers, \
         OBJECT_DIR := $(LIBJVM_DB_OUTPUTDIR)/objs, \
     ))
diff --git a/make/launcher/Launcher-jdk.pack.gmk b/make/launcher/Launcher-jdk.pack.gmk
index 1825b6f9a49..f8dd72a9fbf 100644
--- a/make/launcher/Launcher-jdk.pack.gmk
+++ b/make/launcher/Launcher-jdk.pack.gmk
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ $(eval $(call SetupNativeCompilation, BUILD_UNPACKEXE, \
         $(LDFLAGS_JDKEXE) $(LDFLAGS_CXX_JDK) \
         $(call SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN), \
     LIBS := $(UNPACKEXE_LIBS) $(LIBCXX), \
-    LIBS_solaris :=  -lc, \
     OBJECT_DIR := $(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/native/$(MODULE)/unpackexe, \
     OUTPUT_DIR := $(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/modules_cmds/$(MODULE), \
     VERSIONINFO_RESOURCE := $(GLOBAL_VERSION_INFO_RESOURCE), \
diff --git a/make/launcher/LauncherCommon.gmk b/make/launcher/LauncherCommon.gmk
index 88e34792b6a..427f08b7d2f 100644
--- a/make/launcher/LauncherCommon.gmk
+++ b/make/launcher/LauncherCommon.gmk
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ define SetupBuildLauncherBody
       MAPFILE := $$($1_MAPFILE), \
       LIBS := $(JDKEXE_LIBS) $$($1_LIBS), \
       LIBS_unix := $$($1_LIBS_unix), \
-      LIBS_linux := -lpthread -ljli $(LIBDL) -lc, \
-      LIBS_solaris := -ljli -lthread $(LIBDL) -lc, \
+      LIBS_linux := -lpthread -ljli $(LIBDL), \
+      LIBS_solaris := -ljli -lthread $(LIBDL), \
       LIBS_windows := $$($1_WINDOWS_JLI_LIB) \
           $(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/native/java.base/libjava/java.lib advapi32.lib \
           $$($1_LIBS_windows), \
diff --git a/make/lib/Awt2dLibraries.gmk b/make/lib/Awt2dLibraries.gmk
index e402d30de0e..aa66f616977 100644
--- a/make/lib/Awt2dLibraries.gmk
+++ b/make/lib/Awt2dLibraries.gmk
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ $(eval $(call SetupNativeCompilation, BUILD_LIBMLIB_IMAGE, \
         $(call SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN), \
     LIBS := $(BUILD_LIBMLIB_LDLIBS) \
         $(JDKLIB_LIBS), \
-    LIBS_solaris := -lc, \
     VERSIONINFO_RESOURCE := $(GLOBAL_VERSION_INFO_RESOURCE), \
     RC_FLAGS := $(RC_FLAGS) \
         -D "JDK_FNAME=mlib_image.dll" \
@@ -119,7 +118,7 @@ ifeq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS)-$(OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_ARCH), solaris-sparc)
       MAPFILE := $(BUILD_LIBMLIB_IMAGE_MAPFILE), \
       LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS_JDKLIB) \
           $(call SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN), \
-      LIBS := -ljava -ljvm -lc $(BUILD_LIBMLIB_LDLIBS), \
+      LIBS := -ljava -ljvm $(BUILD_LIBMLIB_LDLIBS), \
       OBJECT_DIR := $(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/native/$(MODULE)/libmlib_image_v, \
   ))
 
@@ -250,7 +249,7 @@ $(eval $(call SetupNativeCompilation, BUILD_LIBAWT, \
         -delayload:comctl32.dll -delayload:shlwapi.dll, \
     LIBS_unix := -ljvm -ljava $(LIBM), \
     LIBS_linux :=  $(LIBDL), \
-    LIBS_solaris := $(LIBDL) -lc, \
+    LIBS_solaris := $(LIBDL), \
     LIBS_aix := $(LIBDL),\
     LIBS_macosx := -lmlib_image \
         -framework Cocoa \
@@ -330,7 +329,7 @@ ifeq ($(findstring $(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS),windows macosx),)
       endif
     endif
 
-    LIBAWT_XAWT_LIBS := $(LIBM) -lawt -lXext -lX11 -lXrender $(LIBDL) -lXtst -lXi -ljava -ljvm -lc
+    LIBAWT_XAWT_LIBS := $(LIBM) -lawt -lXext -lX11 -lXrender $(LIBDL) -lXtst -lXi -ljava -ljvm
 
     ifeq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS), linux)
       LIBAWT_XAWT_LIBS += -lpthread
@@ -429,7 +428,6 @@ $(eval $(call SetupNativeCompilation, BUILD_LIBLCMS, \
     LIBS_unix := -lawt -ljvm -ljava $(LCMS_LIBS), \
     LIBS_linux := $(LIBM), \
     LIBS_macosx := $(LIBM), \
-    LIBS_solaris := -lc, \
     LIBS_aix := $(LIBM),\
     LIBS_windows := $(WIN_AWT_LIB) $(WIN_JAVA_LIB), \
     VERSIONINFO_RESOURCE := $(GLOBAL_VERSION_INFO_RESOURCE), \
@@ -569,7 +567,7 @@ ifeq ($(findstring $(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS), windows macosx),)
       REORDER := $(LIBAWT_HEADLESS_REORDER), \
       LIBS_unix := -lawt -ljvm -ljava, \
       LIBS_linux := $(LIBM) $(LIBDL), \
-      LIBS_solaris := $(LIBM) $(LIBDL) $(LIBCXX) -lc, \
+      LIBS_solaris := $(LIBM) $(LIBDL) $(LIBCXX), \
       OBJECT_DIR := $(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/native/$(MODULE)/libawt_headless, \
   ))
 
@@ -611,7 +609,6 @@ else
       DISABLED_WARNINGS_microsoft := 4267 2220 4244, \
       LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS_JDKLIB) \
           $(call SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN), \
-      LIBS_solaris := -lc, \
       VERSIONINFO_RESOURCE := $(GLOBAL_VERSION_INFO_RESOURCE), \
       RC_FLAGS := $(RC_FLAGS) \
           -D "JDK_FNAME=freetype.dll" \
@@ -730,8 +727,6 @@ $(eval $(call SetupNativeCompilation, BUILD_LIBFONTMANAGER, \
     LDFLAGS_macosx := -undefined dynamic_lookup, \
     LIBS := $(BUILD_LIBFONTMANAGER_FONTLIB), \
     LIBS_unix := -lawt -ljava -ljvm $(LIBM) $(LIBCXX), \
-    LIBS_linux := -lc, \
-    LIBS_solaris := -lc, \
     LIBS_aix := -lawt_headless,\
     LIBS_windows := $(WIN_JAVA_LIB) advapi32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib \
         $(WIN_AWT_LIB), \
diff --git a/make/lib/CoreLibraries.gmk b/make/lib/CoreLibraries.gmk
index 07a4e49297f..4d7cc8d7300 100644
--- a/make/lib/CoreLibraries.gmk
+++ b/make/lib/CoreLibraries.gmk
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ $(eval $(call SetupNativeCompilation, BUILD_LIBVERIFY, \
     MAPFILE := $(TOPDIR)/make/mapfiles/libverify/mapfile-vers, \
     LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS_JDKLIB) \
         $(call SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN), \
-    LIBS_unix := -ljvm -lc, \
+    LIBS_unix := -ljvm, \
     LIBS_windows := jvm.lib, \
     VERSIONINFO_RESOURCE := $(GLOBAL_VERSION_INFO_RESOURCE), \
     RC_FLAGS := $(RC_FLAGS) \
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ $(eval $(call SetupNativeCompilation, BUILD_LIBJAVA, \
         -export:getErrorString -delayload:shell32.dll, \
     LIBS_unix := -ljvm -lverify, \
     LIBS_linux := $(LIBDL) $(BUILD_LIBFDLIBM), \
-    LIBS_solaris := -lsocket -lnsl -lscf $(LIBDL) $(BUILD_LIBFDLIBM) -lc, \
+    LIBS_solaris := -lsocket -lnsl -lscf $(LIBDL) $(BUILD_LIBFDLIBM), \
     LIBS_aix := $(LIBDL) $(BUILD_LIBFDLIBM) $(LIBM),\
     LIBS_macosx := -lfdlibm \
         -framework CoreFoundation \
@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@ $(eval $(call SetupNativeCompilation, BUILD_LIBZIP, \
         -export:ZIP_ReadEntry -export:ZIP_GetNextEntry \
         -export:ZIP_InflateFully -export:ZIP_CRC32 -export:ZIP_FreeEntry, \
     LIBS_unix := -ljvm -ljava $(LIBZ_LIBS), \
-    LIBS_solaris := -lc, \
     LIBS_windows := jvm.lib $(WIN_JAVA_LIB), \
     VERSIONINFO_RESOURCE := $(GLOBAL_VERSION_INFO_RESOURCE), \
     RC_FLAGS := $(RC_FLAGS) \
@@ -283,7 +282,6 @@ $(eval $(call SetupNativeCompilation, BUILD_LIBJIMAGE, \
         -export:JIMAGE_FindResource -export:JIMAGE_GetResource \
         -export:JIMAGE_ResourceIterator -export:JIMAGE_ResourcePath, \
     LIBS_unix := -ljvm -ldl $(LIBCXX), \
-    LIBS_solaris := -lc, \
     LIBS_macosx := -lc++, \
     LIBS_windows := jvm.lib, \
     VERSIONINFO_RESOURCE := $(GLOBAL_VERSION_INFO_RESOURCE), \
@@ -397,8 +395,8 @@ $(eval $(call SetupNativeCompilation, BUILD_LIBJLI, \
         -export:JLI_AddArgsFromEnvVar \
         -export:JLI_GetAppArgIndex, \
     LIBS_unix := $(LIBZ_LIBS), \
-    LIBS_linux := $(LIBDL) -lc -lpthread, \
-    LIBS_solaris := $(LIBDL) -lc, \
+    LIBS_linux := $(LIBDL) -lpthread, \
+    LIBS_solaris := $(LIBDL), \
     LIBS_aix := $(LIBDL),\
     LIBS_macosx := -framework Cocoa -framework Security -framework ApplicationServices, \
     LIBS_windows := advapi32.lib comctl32.lib user32.lib, \
diff --git a/make/lib/Lib-java.prefs.gmk b/make/lib/Lib-java.prefs.gmk
index e10d723b654..2510f7e9159 100644
--- a/make/lib/Lib-java.prefs.gmk
+++ b/make/lib/Lib-java.prefs.gmk
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ $(eval $(call SetupNativeCompilation, BUILD_LIBPREFS, \
         $(call SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN), \
     LIBS_unix := -ljvm, \
     LIBS_linux := -ljava, \
-    LIBS_solaris := -ljava -lc, \
+    LIBS_solaris := -ljava, \
     LIBS_aix := -ljava, \
     LIBS_macosx := -framework CoreFoundation -framework Foundation, \
     LIBS_windows := advapi32.lib jvm.lib $(WIN_JAVA_LIB), \
diff --git a/make/lib/Lib-java.security.jgss.gmk b/make/lib/Lib-java.security.jgss.gmk
index bf9f30f5051..9b8ad544acc 100644
--- a/make/lib/Lib-java.security.jgss.gmk
+++ b/make/lib/Lib-java.security.jgss.gmk
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ ifneq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS), windows)
       LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS_JDKLIB) \
           $(call SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN), \
       LIBS := $(LIBDL), \
-      LIBS_solaris := -lc, \
       OBJECT_DIR := $(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/native/$(MODULE)/libj2gss, \
   ))
 
diff --git a/make/lib/Lib-java.smartcardio.gmk b/make/lib/Lib-java.smartcardio.gmk
index d3798237210..4ff006cba2e 100644
--- a/make/lib/Lib-java.smartcardio.gmk
+++ b/make/lib/Lib-java.smartcardio.gmk
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ $(eval $(call SetupNativeCompilation, BUILD_LIBJ2PCSC, \
     LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS_JDKLIB) \
         $(call SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN), \
     LIBS_unix := $(LIBDL), \
-    LIBS_solaris := -lc, \
     LIBS_windows := winscard.lib, \
     VERSIONINFO_RESOURCE := $(GLOBAL_VERSION_INFO_RESOURCE), \
     RC_FLAGS := $(RC_FLAGS) \
diff --git a/make/lib/Lib-jdk.crypto.cryptoki.gmk b/make/lib/Lib-jdk.crypto.cryptoki.gmk
index 5a5fed05ac0..d1c96235698 100644
--- a/make/lib/Lib-jdk.crypto.cryptoki.gmk
+++ b/make/lib/Lib-jdk.crypto.cryptoki.gmk
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ $(eval $(call SetupNativeCompilation, BUILD_LIBJ2PKCS11, \
     LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS_JDKLIB) \
         $(call SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN), \
     LIBS_unix := $(LIBDL), \
-    LIBS_solaris := -lc, \
     VERSIONINFO_RESOURCE := $(GLOBAL_VERSION_INFO_RESOURCE), \
     RC_FLAGS := $(RC_FLAGS) \
         -D "JDK_FNAME=j2pkcs11.dll" \
diff --git a/make/lib/Lib-jdk.crypto.ec.gmk b/make/lib/Lib-jdk.crypto.ec.gmk
index 3b65468b924..41a41a07ea8 100644
--- a/make/lib/Lib-jdk.crypto.ec.gmk
+++ b/make/lib/Lib-jdk.crypto.ec.gmk
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ ifeq ($(ENABLE_INTREE_EC), true)
       LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS_JDKLIB) $(LDFLAGS_CXX_JDK), \
       LDFLAGS_macosx := $(call SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN), \
       LIBS := $(LIBCXX), \
-      LIBS_linux := -lc, \
-      LIBS_solaris := -lc, \
       VERSIONINFO_RESOURCE := $(GLOBAL_VERSION_INFO_RESOURCE), \
       RC_FLAGS := $(RC_FLAGS) \
           -D "JDK_FNAME=sunec.dll" \
diff --git a/make/lib/Lib-jdk.crypto.ucrypto.gmk b/make/lib/Lib-jdk.crypto.ucrypto.gmk
index 76459cbf216..e863fa3028e 100644
--- a/make/lib/Lib-jdk.crypto.ucrypto.gmk
+++ b/make/lib/Lib-jdk.crypto.ucrypto.gmk
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ ifeq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS), solaris)
       MAPFILE := $(TOPDIR)/make/mapfiles/libj2ucrypto/mapfile-vers, \
       LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS_JDKLIB), \
       LIBS := $(LIBDL), \
-      LIBS_solaris := -lc, \
       OBJECT_DIR := $(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/native/$(MODULE)/libj2ucrypto, \
   ))
 
diff --git a/make/lib/Lib-jdk.hotspot.agent.gmk b/make/lib/Lib-jdk.hotspot.agent.gmk
index af38613e9ad..2f053038216 100644
--- a/make/lib/Lib-jdk.hotspot.agent.gmk
+++ b/make/lib/Lib-jdk.hotspot.agent.gmk
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ else ifeq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS), solaris)
   SA_CFLAGS := $(CFLAGS_JDKLIB)
   SA_CXXFLAGS := $(CXXFLAGS_JDKLIB)
   SA_LDFLAGS := -mt $(LDFLAGS_CXX_JDK)
-  SA_LIBS := -ldl -ldemangle -lthread -lc -lproc
+  SA_LIBS := -ldl -ldemangle -lthread -lproc
 
 else ifeq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS), macosx)
   SA_EXCLUDE_FILES := BsdDebuggerLocal.c ps_proc.c salibelf.c StubDebuggerLocal.c
diff --git a/make/lib/Lib-jdk.jdwp.agent.gmk b/make/lib/Lib-jdk.jdwp.agent.gmk
index 95b3082f84a..959947fc32b 100644
--- a/make/lib/Lib-jdk.jdwp.agent.gmk
+++ b/make/lib/Lib-jdk.jdwp.agent.gmk
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ $(eval $(call SetupNativeCompilation, BUILD_LIBDT_SOCKET, \
         $(call SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN), \
     LDFLAGS_windows := -export:jdwpTransport_OnLoad, \
     LIBS_linux := -lpthread, \
-    LIBS_solaris := -lnsl -lsocket -lc, \
+    LIBS_solaris := -lnsl -lsocket, \
     LIBS_windows := $(JDKLIB_LIBS) ws2_32.lib, \
     VERSIONINFO_RESOURCE := $(GLOBAL_VERSION_INFO_RESOURCE), \
     RC_FLAGS := $(RC_FLAGS) \
diff --git a/make/lib/Lib-jdk.net.gmk b/make/lib/Lib-jdk.net.gmk
index e20dc66e7b2..1e685a87162 100644
--- a/make/lib/Lib-jdk.net.gmk
+++ b/make/lib/Lib-jdk.net.gmk
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ ifeq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS), solaris)
       MAPFILE := $(TOPDIR)/make/mapfiles/libextnet/mapfile-solaris, \
       LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS_JDKLIB) \
           $(call SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN), \
-      LIBS := -lsocket -lc -ljava, \
+      LIBS := -lsocket -ljava, \
       OBJECT_DIR := $(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/native/$(MODULE)/libextnet, \
   ))
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ ifeq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS), linux)
       MAPFILE := $(TOPDIR)/make/mapfiles/libextnet/mapfile-linux, \
       LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS_JDKLIB) \
           $(call SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN), \
-      LIBS := -ljvm -ljava -lc, \
+      LIBS := -ljvm -ljava, \
       OBJECT_DIR := $(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/native/$(MODULE)/libextnet, \
   ))
 
diff --git a/make/lib/Lib-jdk.pack.gmk b/make/lib/Lib-jdk.pack.gmk
index f025e19831b..58f238fa844 100644
--- a/make/lib/Lib-jdk.pack.gmk
+++ b/make/lib/Lib-jdk.pack.gmk
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ $(eval $(call SetupNativeCompilation, BUILD_LIBUNPACK, \
     LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS_JDKLIB) $(LDFLAGS_CXX_JDK) \
         $(call SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN), \
     LDFLAGS_windows := -map:$(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/native/$(MODULE)/unpack.map -debug, \
-    LIBS_unix := -ljvm $(LIBCXX) -ljava -lc, \
+    LIBS_unix := -ljvm $(LIBCXX) -ljava, \
     LIBS_windows := jvm.lib $(WIN_JAVA_LIB), \
     OBJECT_DIR := $(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/native/$(MODULE)/libunpack, \
     VERSIONINFO_RESOURCE := $(GLOBAL_VERSION_INFO_RESOURCE), \
diff --git a/make/lib/Lib-jdk.sctp.gmk b/make/lib/Lib-jdk.sctp.gmk
index 5e3e842ac45..4649d2b41f3 100644
--- a/make/lib/Lib-jdk.sctp.gmk
+++ b/make/lib/Lib-jdk.sctp.gmk
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ ifeq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS_TYPE), unix)
             $(call SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN), \
         LIBS_unix := -lnio -lnet -ljava -ljvm, \
         LIBS_linux := -lpthread $(LIBDL), \
-        LIBS_solaris := -lsocket -lc, \
+        LIBS_solaris := -lsocket, \
         OBJECT_DIR := $(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/native/$(MODULE)/libsctp, \
     ))
 
diff --git a/make/lib/Lib-jdk.security.auth.gmk b/make/lib/Lib-jdk.security.auth.gmk
index fefbe87cbf2..3ff2ea3d883 100644
--- a/make/lib/Lib-jdk.security.auth.gmk
+++ b/make/lib/Lib-jdk.security.auth.gmk
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ $(eval $(call SetupNativeCompilation, BUILD_LIBJAAS, \
     MAPFILE := $(LIBJAAS_MAPFILE), \
     LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS_JDKLIB) \
         $(call SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN), \
-    LIBS_solaris := -lc, \
     LIBS_windows := netapi32.lib user32.lib mpr.lib advapi32.lib $(JDKLIB_LIBS), \
     VERSIONINFO_RESOURCE := $(GLOBAL_VERSION_INFO_RESOURCE), \
     RC_FLAGS := $(RC_FLAGS) \
diff --git a/make/lib/NetworkingLibraries.gmk b/make/lib/NetworkingLibraries.gmk
index 2f02f1577cf..dc487a47d9e 100644
--- a/make/lib/NetworkingLibraries.gmk
+++ b/make/lib/NetworkingLibraries.gmk
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ $(eval $(call SetupNativeCompilation, BUILD_LIBNET, \
     LDFLAGS_windows := -delayload:secur32.dll -delayload:iphlpapi.dll, \
     LIBS_unix := -ljvm -ljava, \
     LIBS_linux := $(LIBDL) -lpthread, \
-    LIBS_solaris := -lnsl -lsocket $(LIBDL) -lc, \
+    LIBS_solaris := -lnsl -lsocket $(LIBDL), \
     LIBS_aix := $(LIBDL),\
     LIBS_windows := ws2_32.lib jvm.lib secur32.lib iphlpapi.lib winhttp.lib \
         delayimp.lib $(WIN_JAVA_LIB) advapi32.lib, \
diff --git a/make/lib/NioLibraries.gmk b/make/lib/NioLibraries.gmk
index a345c93f063..42c60fd89a3 100644
--- a/make/lib/NioLibraries.gmk
+++ b/make/lib/NioLibraries.gmk
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ $(eval $(call SetupNativeCompilation, BUILD_LIBNIO, \
     LIBS_unix := -ljava -lnet, \
     LIBS_linux := -lpthread $(LIBDL), \
     LIBS_solaris := -ljvm -lsocket -lposix4 $(LIBDL) \
-        -lsendfile -lc, \
+        -lsendfile, \
     LIBS_aix := $(LIBDL), \
     LIBS_macosx := \
         -framework CoreFoundation -framework CoreServices, \
diff --git a/make/lib/SoundLibraries.gmk b/make/lib/SoundLibraries.gmk
index ee17b0cb158..b72fd71ceed 100644
--- a/make/lib/SoundLibraries.gmk
+++ b/make/lib/SoundLibraries.gmk
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ $(eval $(call SetupNativeCompilation, BUILD_LIBJSOUND, \
     LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS_JDKLIB) \
         $(call SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN), \
     LIBS_unix := -ljava -ljvm, \
-    LIBS_solaris := -lc, \
     LIBS_macosx := -framework CoreAudio -framework CoreFoundation \
         -framework CoreServices -framework AudioUnit $(LIBCXX) \
         -framework CoreMIDI -framework AudioToolbox, \
diff --git a/make/test/JtregNativeHotspot.gmk b/make/test/JtregNativeHotspot.gmk
index 70f9884eafb..78fa0dbcd04 100644
--- a/make/test/JtregNativeHotspot.gmk
+++ b/make/test/JtregNativeHotspot.gmk
@@ -99,29 +99,6 @@ BUILD_HOTSPOT_JTREG_NATIVE_SRC += \
     $(TOPDIR)/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/StackGuardPages
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(TOOLCHAIN_TYPE), solstudio)
-    BUILD_HOTSPOT_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LIBS_liboverflow := -lc
-    BUILD_HOTSPOT_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LIBS_libSimpleClassFileLoadHook := -lc
-    BUILD_HOTSPOT_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LIBS_libCanGenerateAllClassHook := -lc
-    BUILD_HOTSPOT_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LIBS_libGetOwnedMonitorInfoTest := -lc
-    BUILD_HOTSPOT_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LIBS_libGetOwnedMonitorStackDepthInfoTest := -lc
-    BUILD_HOTSPOT_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LIBS_libGetNamedModuleTest := -lc
-    BUILD_HOTSPOT_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LIBS_libIsModifiableModuleTest := -lc
-    BUILD_HOTSPOT_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LDFLAGS_libAddModuleReadsTest := -lc
-    BUILD_HOTSPOT_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LDFLAGS_libAddModuleExportsAndOpensTest := -lc
-    BUILD_HOTSPOT_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LDFLAGS_libAddModuleUsesAndProvidesTest := -lc
-    BUILD_HOTSPOT_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LIBS_libMAAClassFileLoadHook := -lc
-    BUILD_HOTSPOT_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LIBS_libMAAClassLoadPrepare := -lc
-    BUILD_HOTSPOT_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LIBS_libMAAThreadStart := -lc
-    BUILD_HOTSPOT_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LIBS_libAllowedFunctions := -lc
-    BUILD_HOTSPOT_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LIBS_libRedefineDoubleDelete := -lc
-    BUILD_HOTSPOT_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LIBS_libHandshakeTransitionTest := -lc
-    BUILD_HOTSPOT_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LIBS_libHasNoEntryPoint := -lc
-    BUILD_HOTSPOT_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LIBS_libReturnError := -lc
-    BUILD_HOTSPOT_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LIBS_libCNLookUp := -lc
-    BUILD_HOTSPOT_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LDFLAGS_libTestCheckedEnsureLocalCapacity := -lc
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS), linux)
     BUILD_HOTSPOT_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LDFLAGS_libtest-rw := -z noexecstack
     BUILD_HOTSPOT_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LDFLAGS_libtest-rwx := -z execstack
diff --git a/make/test/JtregNativeJdk.gmk b/make/test/JtregNativeJdk.gmk
index 9eca095bc0f..9d835d7eaea 100644
--- a/make/test/JtregNativeJdk.gmk
+++ b/make/test/JtregNativeJdk.gmk
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ BUILD_JDK_JTREG_NATIVE_SRC += \
     #
 
 ifneq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS), windows)
-    BUILD_JDK_JTREG_NATIVE_SRC += $(TOPDIR)/test/jdk/java/nio/channels/FileChannel/directio
-    BUILD_JDK_JTREG_NATIVE_SRC += $(TOPDIR)/test/jdk/java/nio/channels/spi/SelectorProvider/inheritedChannel
+  BUILD_JDK_JTREG_NATIVE_SRC += $(TOPDIR)/test/jdk/java/nio/channels/FileChannel/directio
+  BUILD_JDK_JTREG_NATIVE_SRC += $(TOPDIR)/test/jdk/java/nio/channels/spi/SelectorProvider/inheritedChannel
 endif
 
 BUILD_JDK_JTREG_OUTPUT_DIR := $(OUTPUTDIR)/support/test/jdk/jtreg/native
@@ -58,19 +58,16 @@ BUILD_JDK_JTREG_OUTPUT_DIR := $(OUTPUTDIR)/support/test/jdk/jtreg/native
 BUILD_JDK_JTREG_IMAGE_DIR := $(TEST_IMAGE_DIR)/jdk/jtreg
 
 ifeq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS), windows)
-    WIN_LIB_JAVA := $(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/native/java.base/libjava/java.lib
-    BUILD_JDK_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LIBS_libstringPlatformChars := $(WIN_LIB_JAVA)
-else ifeq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS), linux)
-    BUILD_JDK_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LIBS_libstringPlatformChars := -ljava
-    BUILD_JDK_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LIBS_libDirectIO := -ljava
-    BUILD_JDK_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LIBS_libInheritedChannel := -ljava
-else ifeq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS), solaris)
-    BUILD_JDK_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LIBS_libstringPlatformChars := -ljava -lc
-    BUILD_JDK_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LIBS_libDirectIO := -ljava -lc
-    BUILD_JDK_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LIBS_libInheritedChannel := -ljava -lc
+  WIN_LIB_JAVA := $(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/native/java.base/libjava/java.lib
+  BUILD_JDK_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LIBS_libstringPlatformChars := $(WIN_LIB_JAVA)
 else
-    BUILD_JDK_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LIBS_libstringPlatformChars := -ljava
-    BUILD_JDK_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LIBS_libDirectIO := -ljava
+  BUILD_JDK_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LIBS_libstringPlatformChars := -ljava
+  BUILD_JDK_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LIBS_libDirectIO := -ljava
+  ifeq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS), linux)
+    BUILD_JDK_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LIBS_libInheritedChannel := -ljava
+  else ifeq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS), solaris)
+    BUILD_JDK_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LIBS_libInheritedChannel := -ljava
+  endif
 endif
 
 $(eval $(call SetupTestFilesCompilation, BUILD_JDK_JTREG_LIBRARIES, \