--- kernel-source-2.2.20/arch/sparc64/Makefile~	2004-04-12 23:45:37.000000000 -0400
+++ kernel-source-2.2.20/arch/sparc64/Makefile	2004-04-12 23:45:53.000000000 -0400
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 CC_HAS_ARGS := $(shell if echo "$(CC)" | grep '\(__KERNEL__\| 	\)' > /dev/null; then echo y; else echo n; fi)
 IS_EGCS := $(shell if $(CC) --version 2>&1 | grep 'egcs' > /dev/null; then echo y; else echo n; fi)
-NEW_GAS := $(shell if $(LD) --version 2>&1 | grep 'elf64_sparc' > /dev/null; then echo y; else echo n; fi)
+NEW_GAS := $(shell if $(LD) -V 2>&1 | grep 'elf64_sparc' > /dev/null; then echo y; else echo n; fi)
 
 ifneq ($(CC_HAS_ARGS),y)
 MAKEOVERRIDES	:= $(shell echo "$(MAKEOVERRIDES)" | sed 's CC=$(CC) CC=$(CC)\\\ -D__KERNEL__\\\ -I$(TOPDIR)/include ')
