diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/process_32.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/process_32.c
index 2830b415e214..c49865b30719 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/process_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/process_32.c
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long sp,
 			 * Set some valid stack frames to give to the child.
 			 */
 			childstack = (struct sparc_stackf __user *)
-				(sp & ~0x7UL);
+				(sp & ~0xfUL);
 			parentstack = (struct sparc_stackf __user *)
 				regs->u_regs[UREG_FP];
 
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c
index c3f1cce0e95e..cb70476bd8f5 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -398,11 +398,11 @@ static unsigned long clone_stackframe(unsigned long csp, unsigned long psp)
 	} else
 		__get_user(fp, &(((struct reg_window32 __user *)psp)->ins[6]));
 
-	/* Now 8-byte align the stack as this is mandatory in the
-	 * Sparc ABI due to how register windows work.  This hides
-	 * the restriction from thread libraries etc.  -DaveM
+	/* Now align the stack as this is mandatory in the Sparc ABI
+	 * due to how register windows work.  This hides the
+	 * restriction from thread libraries etc.
 	 */
-	csp &= ~7UL;
+	csp &= ~15UL;
 
 	distance = fp - psp;
 	rval = (csp - distance);
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/signal32.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/signal32.c
index ba5b09ad6666..ea22cd373c64 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/signal32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/signal32.c
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ struct rt_signal_frame32 {
 };
 
 /* Align macros */
-#define SF_ALIGNEDSZ  (((sizeof(struct signal_frame32) + 7) & (~7)))
-#define RT_ALIGNEDSZ  (((sizeof(struct rt_signal_frame32) + 7) & (~7)))
+#define SF_ALIGNEDSZ  (((sizeof(struct signal_frame32) + 15) & (~15)))
+#define RT_ALIGNEDSZ  (((sizeof(struct rt_signal_frame32) + 15) & (~15)))
 
 int copy_siginfo_to_user32(compat_siginfo_t __user *to, siginfo_t *from)
 {
@@ -420,15 +420,17 @@ static void __user *get_sigframe(struct sigaction *sa, struct pt_regs *regs, uns
 			sp = current->sas_ss_sp + current->sas_ss_size;
 	}
 
+	sp -= framesize;
+
 	/* Always align the stack frame.  This handles two cases.  First,
 	 * sigaltstack need not be mindful of platform specific stack
 	 * alignment.  Second, if we took this signal because the stack
 	 * is not aligned properly, we'd like to take the signal cleanly
 	 * and report that.
 	 */
-	sp &= ~7UL;
+	sp &= ~15UL;
 
-	return (void __user *)(sp - framesize);
+	return (void __user *) sp;
 }
 
 static int save_fpu_state32(struct pt_regs *regs, __siginfo_fpu_t __user *fpu)
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/signal_32.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/signal_32.c
index 7ce1a1005b1d..9882df92ba0a 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/signal_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/signal_32.c
@@ -267,15 +267,17 @@ static inline void __user *get_sigframe(struct sigaction *sa, struct pt_regs *re
 			sp = current->sas_ss_sp + current->sas_ss_size;
 	}
 
+	sp -= framesize;
+
 	/* Always align the stack frame.  This handles two cases.  First,
 	 * sigaltstack need not be mindful of platform specific stack
 	 * alignment.  Second, if we took this signal because the stack
 	 * is not aligned properly, we'd like to take the signal cleanly
 	 * and report that.
 	 */
-	sp &= ~7UL;
+	sp &= ~15UL;
 
-	return (void __user *)(sp - framesize);
+	return (void __user *) sp;
 }
 
 static inline int
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/signal_64.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/signal_64.c
index 647afbda7ae1..9fa48c30037e 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/signal_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/signal_64.c
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ segv:
 /* Checks if the fp is valid */
 static int invalid_frame_pointer(void __user *fp, int fplen)
 {
-	if (((unsigned long) fp) & 7)
+	if (((unsigned long) fp) & 15)
 		return 1;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -396,15 +396,17 @@ static inline void __user *get_sigframe(struct k_sigaction *ka, struct pt_regs *
 			sp = current->sas_ss_sp + current->sas_ss_size;
 	}
 
+	sp -= framesize;
+
 	/* Always align the stack frame.  This handles two cases.  First,
 	 * sigaltstack need not be mindful of platform specific stack
 	 * alignment.  Second, if we took this signal because the stack
 	 * is not aligned properly, we'd like to take the signal cleanly
 	 * and report that.
 	 */
-	sp &= ~7UL;
+	sp &= ~15UL;
 
-	return (void __user *)(sp - framesize);
+	return (void __user *) sp;
 }
 
 static inline void