diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc64/usiii/ChangeLog b/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc64/usiii/ChangeLog
index fe62015f86..6a19543034 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc64/usiii/ChangeLog
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc64/usiii/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2010-11-15  Gedare Bloom <giddyup44@yahoo.com>
+
+	PR 1691/bsps
+	* usiii/start/bspinit.S: Create a dummy trap table that jumps
+	to the firmware trap table for default trap handlers.
+
 2010-06-17	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@oarcorp.com>
 
 	* .cvsignore, include/.cvsignore: New files.
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc64/usiii/start/bspinit.S b/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc64/usiii/start/bspinit.S
index 2646c8230b..b2f0aa7c21 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc64/usiii/start/bspinit.S
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc64/usiii/start/bspinit.S
@@ -35,12 +35,17 @@ PUBLIC(_BSP_init)
   SYM(_BSP_init):
   save %sp, -STACK_WINDOW_SAVE_AREA_SIZE, %sp
 
-  /* copy firmware trap table so that RTEMS can install ISR handlers */
-  setx  SYM(trap_table), %l0, %o0
-  rdpr  %tba, %o1
-  set TABLE_SIZE, %o2
-  call memcpy
-  nop
+  ! copy the tba
+  sethi %hi(real_trap_table), %o0
+  rdpr  %tba, %o2
+  stx   %o2, [%o0 + %lo(real_trap_table)]
+
+!  /* copy firmware trap table so that RTEMS can install ISR handlers */
+!  setx  SYM(trap_table), %l0, %o0
+!  rdpr  %tba, %o1
+!  set TABLE_SIZE, %o2
+!  call memcpy
+!  nop
 
   mov %g0, %o0
   call _take_mmu