Index: kernel/arch/sparc64/Makefile.inc
===================================================================
--- kernel/arch/sparc64/Makefile.inc	(revision 8a1afd26eb90be3d715d4ce522280cbbf475f0a9)
+++ kernel/arch/sparc64/Makefile.inc	(revision bf05c7451aebfdd5f9d9f9cba5cc3d3190368378)
@@ -27,7 +27,4 @@
 #
 
-BFD_NAME = elf64-sparc
-BFD_ARCH = sparc
-BFD = binary
 
 COMMON_CFLAGS += -m64 -mcpu=ultrasparc -mcmodel=medlow -mno-fpu
Index: kernel/arch/sparc64/_link.ld.in
===================================================================
--- kernel/arch/sparc64/_link.ld.in	(revision 8a1afd26eb90be3d715d4ce522280cbbf475f0a9)
+++ kernel/arch/sparc64/_link.ld.in	(revision bf05c7451aebfdd5f9d9f9cba5cc3d3190368378)
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 SECTIONS {
-	.image VMA: AT (LMA) {
-		kernel_load_address = .;
+	kernel_load_address = VMA;
 
+	.image (VMA + SIZEOF_HEADERS): AT (LMA + SIZEOF_HEADERS) {
 		ktext_start = .;
 		*(K_TEXT_START)