diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc64/ChangeLog b/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc64/ChangeLog
index 69dc3d6607..7a53002a90 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc64/ChangeLog
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc64/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2011-12-12	Gedare Bloom <gedare@rtems.org>
+
+	PR bsps/1988
+	* shared/start/start.S: Add _init and _fini to .init and .fini sections
+
 2011-12-12	Gedare Bloom <gedare@rtems.org>
 
 	PR bsps/1988
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc64/shared/start/start.S b/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc64/shared/start/start.S
index f812885180..d271714bb1 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc64/shared/start/start.S
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc64/shared/start/start.S
@@ -166,12 +166,16 @@ halted:	nop
   param_space:
   	.space 8
 
-    .global _fini
-    _fini:
+.section .fini
+  .global _fini
+  _fini:
     nop
+    retl
     nop
 
-    .global _init
-    _init:
+.section .init
+  .global _init
+  _init:
     nop
+    retl
     nop