diff -up linux-2.6.24.sparc64/security/selinux/hooks.c.BAD linux-2.6.24.sparc64/security/selinux/hooks.c
--- linux-2.6.24.sparc64/security/selinux/hooks.c.BAD	2008-03-21 14:28:06.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-2.6.24.sparc64/security/selinux/hooks.c	2008-03-21 14:29:10.000000000 -0400
@@ -3018,6 +3018,7 @@ static int file_map_prot_check(struct fi
 	const struct cred *cred = current_cred();
 	int rc = 0;
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_SPARC
 	if ((prot & PROT_EXEC) && (!file || (!shared && (prot & PROT_WRITE)))) {
 		/*
 		 * We are making executable an anonymous mapping or a
@@ -3028,6 +3029,7 @@ static int file_map_prot_check(struct fi
 		if (rc)
 			goto error;
 	}
+#endif
 
 	if (file) {
 		/* read access is always possible with a mapping */
@@ -3081,6 +3081,7 @@ static int selinux_file_mprotect(struct 
 	if (selinux_checkreqprot)
 		prot = reqprot;
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_SPARC
 	if ((prot & PROT_EXEC) && !(vma->vm_flags & VM_EXEC)) {
 		rc = 0;
 		if (vma->vm_start >= vma->vm_mm->start_brk &&
@@ -3103,6 +3103,7 @@ static int selinux_file_mprotect(struct 
 		if (rc)
 			return rc;
 	}
+#endif
 
 	return file_map_prot_check(vma->vm_file, prot, vma->vm_flags&VM_SHARED);
 }