diff --git a/src/arch/sparc/isa/base.isa b/src/arch/sparc/isa/base.isa
index 89e48f03a4..9adc5ee9de 100644
--- a/src/arch/sparc/isa/base.isa
+++ b/src/arch/sparc/isa/base.isa
@@ -121,19 +121,15 @@ output exec {{
     /// Check "FP enabled" machine status bit.  Called when executing any FP
     /// instruction.
     /// @retval Full-system mode: NoFault if FP is enabled, FpDisabled
-    /// if not.  Non-full-system mode: always returns NoFault.
+    /// if not.
     static inline Fault
     checkFpEnableFault(ExecContext *xc)
     {
-        if (FullSystem) {
-            PSTATE pstate = xc->readMiscReg(MISCREG_PSTATE);
-            if (pstate.pef && xc->readMiscReg(MISCREG_FPRS) & 0x4) {
-                return NoFault;
-            } else {
-                return std::make_shared<FpDisabled>();
-            }
-        } else {
+        PSTATE pstate = xc->readMiscReg(MISCREG_PSTATE);
+        if (pstate.pef && xc->readMiscReg(MISCREG_FPRS) & 0x4) {
             return NoFault;
+        } else {
+            return std::make_shared<FpDisabled>();
         }
     }
 }};
diff --git a/src/arch/sparc/process.cc b/src/arch/sparc/process.cc
index e774b95809..2ae9d4aa1b 100644
--- a/src/arch/sparc/process.cc
+++ b/src/arch/sparc/process.cc
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ SparcProcess::initState()
     // Set the MMU Primary Context Register to hold the process' pid
     tc->setMiscReg(MISCREG_MMU_P_CONTEXT, _pid);
 
+    // Enable floating point.
+    tc->setMiscReg(MISCREG_FPRS, 0x4);
+
     /*
      * T1 specific registers
      */
@@ -117,6 +120,7 @@ Sparc32Process::initState()
     ThreadContext *tc = system->threads[contextIds[0]];
     // The process runs in user mode with 32 bit addresses
     PSTATE pstate = 0;
+    pstate.pef = 1;
     pstate.ie = 1;
     pstate.am = 1;
     tc->setMiscReg(MISCREG_PSTATE, pstate);
@@ -132,6 +136,7 @@ Sparc64Process::initState()
     ThreadContext *tc = system->threads[contextIds[0]];
     // The process runs in user mode
     PSTATE pstate = 0;
+    pstate.pef = 1;
     pstate.ie = 1;
     tc->setMiscReg(MISCREG_PSTATE, pstate);