diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d35ae026b..fd1913975 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ elseif(SunOS)
         src/detection/initsystem/initsystem_linux.c
         src/detection/libc/libc_nosupport.c
         src/detection/lm/lm_nosupport.c
-        src/detection/loadavg/loadavg_nosupport.c
+        src/detection/loadavg/loadavg_sunos.c
         src/detection/locale/locale_linux.c
         src/detection/localip/localip_linux.c
         src/detection/gamepad/gamepad_nosupport.c
diff --git a/src/detection/loadavg/loadavg_sunos.c b/src/detection/loadavg/loadavg_sunos.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ae401032
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/detection/loadavg/loadavg_sunos.c
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#include "detection/loadavg/loadavg.h"
+
+#include <sys/loadavg.h>
+
+const char* ffDetectLoadavg(double result[3])
+{
+    return getloadavg(result, 3) == 3 ? NULL : "getloadavg() failed";
+}