diff --git a/src/arch/sparc/miscregfile.cc b/src/arch/sparc/miscregfile.cc
index d52e3983f..d9d7f4411 100644
--- a/src/arch/sparc/miscregfile.cc
+++ b/src/arch/sparc/miscregfile.cc
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ void MiscRegFile::reset()
     otherwin = 0;
     wstate = 0;
     gl = 0;
-    hpstate = 0;
+    //In a T1, bit 11 is apparently always 1
+    hpstate = (1 << 11);
     memset(htstate, 0, sizeof(htstate));
     hintp = 0;
     htba = 0;