diff --git a/src/arch/sparc/miscregfile.cc b/src/arch/sparc/miscregfile.cc
index 20bc4ae5dd..f3be1c4c2a 100644
--- a/src/arch/sparc/miscregfile.cc
+++ b/src/arch/sparc/miscregfile.cc
@@ -231,14 +231,6 @@ MiscReg MiscRegFile::readRegNoEffect(int miscReg)
         return hintp;
       case MISCREG_HTBA:
         return htba;
-      case MISCREG_HVER:
-        // XXX set to match Legion
-        return ULL(0x3e) << 48 |
-               ULL(0x23) << 32 |
-               ULL(0x20) << 24 |
-                   //MaxGL << 16 | XXX For some reason legion doesn't set GL
-                   MaxTL << 8  |
-           (NWindows -1) << 0;
       case MISCREG_STRAND_STS_REG:
         return strandStatusReg;
       case MISCREG_HSTICK_CMPR:
diff --git a/src/arch/sparc/ua2005.cc b/src/arch/sparc/ua2005.cc
index 439f384579..8652800386 100644
--- a/src/arch/sparc/ua2005.cc
+++ b/src/arch/sparc/ua2005.cc
@@ -235,7 +235,13 @@ MiscRegFile::readFSReg(int miscReg, ThreadContext * tc)
       case MISCREG_HTBA:
         return readRegNoEffect(miscReg) & ULL(~0x7FFF);
       case MISCREG_HVER:
-        return NWindows | MaxTL << 8 | MaxGL << 16;
+        // XXX set to match Legion
+        return ULL(0x3e) << 48 |
+               ULL(0x23) << 32 |
+               ULL(0x20) << 24 |
+                   //MaxGL << 16 | XXX For some reason legion doesn't set GL
+                   MaxTL << 8  |
+           (NWindows -1) << 0;
 
       case MISCREG_STRAND_STS_REG:
         System *sys;