diff --git a/arch/sparc/Kconfig b/arch/sparc/Kconfig
index 67f1f6f..e664810 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sparc/Kconfig
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 	def_bool !64BIT
 	select GENERIC_ATOMIC64
 	select CLZ_TAB
+	select HAVE_UID16
 
 config SPARC64
 	def_bool 64BIT
@@ -571,6 +572,7 @@
 	depends on SPARC64
 	default y
 	select COMPAT_BINFMT_ELF
+	select HAVE_UID16
 	select ARCH_WANT_OLD_COMPAT_IPC
 
 config SYSVIPC_COMPAT