diff --git a/config/largefile.m4 b/config/largefile.m4
index 4a88fd738fd..937596334cd 100644
--- a/config/largefile.m4
+++ b/config/largefile.m4
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # This macro wraps AC_SYS_LARGEFILE with one exception for Solaris.
-# PR 9992/binutils: We have to replicate everywhere the behaviour of
+# PR binutils/9992: We have to replicate everywhere the behaviour of
 # bfd's configure script so that all the directories agree on the size
 # of structures used to describe files.
 
@@ -16,17 +16,38 @@ AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_TARGET])
 AC_PLUGINS
 
 case "${host}" in
-changequote(,)dnl
-  sparc-*-solaris*|i[3-7]86-*-solaris*)
-changequote([,])dnl
-    # On native 32bit sparc and ia32 solaris, large-file and procfs support
-    # are mutually exclusive; and without procfs support, the bfd/ elf module
-    # cannot provide certain routines such as elfcore_write_prpsinfo
-    # or elfcore_write_prstatus.  So unless the user explicitly requested
-    # large-file support through the --enable-largefile switch, disable
-    # large-file support in favor of procfs support.
-    test "${target}" = "${host}" -a "x$plugins" = xno \
-      && : ${enable_largefile="no"}
+  sparc-*-solaris*|i?86-*-solaris*)
+    # On native 32-bit Solaris/SPARC and x86, large-file and procfs support
+    # were mutually exclusive until Solaris 11.3.  Without procfs support,
+    # the bfd/ elf module cannot provide certain routines such as
+    # elfcore_write_prpsinfo or elfcore_write_prstatus.  So unless the user
+    # explicitly requested large-file support through the
+    # --enable-largefile switch, disable large-file support in favor of
+    # procfs support.
+    #
+    # Check if <sys/procfs.h> is incompatible with large-file support.
+    AC_TRY_COMPILE([#define _FILE_OFFSET_BITS 64
+#define _STRUCTURED_PROC 1
+#include <sys/procfs.h>], , acx_cv_procfs_lfs=yes, acx_cv_procfs_lfs=no)
+    #
+    # Forcefully disable large-file support only if necessary, gdb is in
+    # tree and enabled.
+    if test "${target}" = "${host}" -a "$acx_cv_procfs_lfs" = no \
+         -a -d $srcdir/../gdb -a "$enable_gdb" != no; then
+      : ${enable_largefile="no"}
+      if test "$plugins" = yes; then
+	AC_MSG_WARN([
+plugin support disabled; require large-file support which is incompatible with GDB.])
+	plugins=no
+      fi
+    fi
+    #
+    # Explicitly undef _FILE_OFFSET_BITS if enable_largefile=no for the
+    # benefit of g++ 9+ which predefines it on Solaris.
+    if test "$enable_largefile" = no; then
+      LARGEFILE_CPPFLAGS="-U_FILE_OFFSET_BITS"
+      AC_SUBST(LARGEFILE_CPPFLAGS)
+    fi
     ;;
 esac