diff --git a/filelock/file_lock_solaris.go b/filelock/file_lock_solaris.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56ff3e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/filelock/file_lock_solaris.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The LevelDB-Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// +build solaris
+
+package filelock
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+// lockCloser hides all of an os.File's methods, except for Close.
+type lockCloser struct {
+	f *os.File
+}
+
+func (l lockCloser) Close() error {
+	return l.f.Close()
+}
+
+func Lock(name string) (io.Closer, error) {
+	f, err := os.Create(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	spec := syscall.Flock_t{
+		Type:   syscall.F_WRLCK,
+		Whence: int16(os.SEEK_SET),
+		Start:  0,
+		Len:    0, // 0 means to lock the entire file.
+		Pid:    int32(os.Getpid()),
+	}
+	if err := syscall.FcntlFlock(f.Fd(), syscall.F_SETLK, &spec); err != nil {
+		f.Close()
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return lockCloser{f}, nil
+}
diff --git a/filelock/file_lock_unix.go b/filelock/file_lock_unix.go
index 2dd0f0b..f70ae61 100644
--- a/filelock/file_lock_unix.go
+++ b/filelock/file_lock_unix.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-// +build darwin dragonfly freebsd linux netbsd openbsd solaris
+// +build darwin dragonfly freebsd linux netbsd openbsd
 
 package filelock
 
@@ -26,17 +26,26 @@ func Lock(name string) (io.Closer, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	spec := syscall.Flock_t{
-		Type:   syscall.F_WRLCK,
-		Whence: int16(os.SEEK_SET),
-		Start:  0,
-		Len:    0, // 0 means to lock the entire file.
-		Pid:    int32(os.Getpid()),
-	}
-	if err := syscall.FcntlFlock(f.Fd(), syscall.F_SETLK, &spec); err != nil {
+
+	/*
+		Some people tell me FcntlFlock does not exist, so use flock here
+	*/
+	if err := syscall.Flock(int(f.Fd()), syscall.LOCK_EX|syscall.LOCK_NB); err != nil {
 		f.Close()
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	// spec := syscall.Flock_t{
+	// 	Type:   syscall.F_WRLCK,
+	// 	Whence: int16(os.SEEK_SET),
+	// 	Start:  0,
+	// 	Len:    0, // 0 means to lock the entire file.
+	// 	Pid:    int32(os.Getpid()),
+	// }
+	// if err := syscall.FcntlFlock(f.Fd(), syscall.F_SETLK, &spec); err != nil {
+	// 	f.Close()
+	// 	return nil, err
+	// }
+
 	return lockCloser{f}, nil
 }