diff --git a/lib/std/target.zig b/lib/std/target.zig
index 798a90bbdf..66008ef6c2 100644
--- a/lib/std/target.zig
+++ b/lib/std/target.zig
@@ -1127,7 +1127,8 @@ pub const Target = struct {
                     .amdgcn => &amdgpu.cpu.generic,
                     .riscv32 => &riscv.cpu.generic_rv32,
                     .riscv64 => &riscv.cpu.generic_rv64,
-                    .sparc, .sparcv9, .sparcel => &sparc.cpu.generic,
+                    .sparc, .sparcel => &sparc.cpu.v8,
+                    .sparcv9 => &sparc.cpu.v9,
                     .s390x => &systemz.cpu.generic,
                     .i386 => &x86.cpu._i386,
                     .x86_64 => &x86.cpu.x86_64,
diff --git a/lib/std/target/sparc.zig b/lib/std/target/sparc.zig
index 8baac12635..4b6698e8de 100644
--- a/lib/std/target/sparc.zig
+++ b/lib/std/target/sparc.zig
@@ -160,11 +160,6 @@ pub const cpu = struct {
         .llvm_name = "f934",
         .features = featureSet(&[_]Feature{}),
     };
-    pub const generic = CpuModel{
-        .name = "generic",
-        .llvm_name = "generic",
-        .features = featureSet(&[_]Feature{}),
-    };
     pub const gr712rc = CpuModel{
         .name = "gr712rc",
         .llvm_name = "gr712rc",