diff --git a/sysdeps/sparc/sparc32/start.S b/sysdeps/sparc/sparc32/start.S
index 694b020ce0..cef7c96cac 100644
--- a/sysdeps/sparc/sparc32/start.S
+++ b/sysdeps/sparc/sparc32/start.S
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ _start:
      be NULL.  */
 	mov	%g1, %o5
 
+  /* Provide the highest stack address to update the __libc_stack_end (used
+     to enable executable stacks if required).  */
+	st	%sp, [%sp+23*4]
+
   /* Let libc do the rest of the initialization, and call main.  */
 	call	__libc_start_main
 	 nop
diff --git a/sysdeps/sparc/sparc64/start.S b/sysdeps/sparc/sparc64/start.S
index c9c25c2e47..08e1e77210 100644
--- a/sysdeps/sparc/sparc64/start.S
+++ b/sysdeps/sparc/sparc64/start.S
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ _start:
      be NULL.  */
 	mov     %g1, %o5
 
+  /* Provide the highest stack address to update the __libc_stack_end (used
+     to enable executable stacks if required).  */
+	stx	%sp, [%sp+STACK_BIAS+22*8]
+
   /* Let libc do the rest of the initialization, and call main.  */
 	call    __libc_start_main
 	 nop