diff --git a/grub-core/osdep/linux/ofpath.c b/grub-core/osdep/linux/ofpath.c
index a79682a5e..dce4e59d0 100644
--- a/grub-core/osdep/linux/ofpath.c
+++ b/grub-core/osdep/linux/ofpath.c
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ find_obppath (const char *sysfs_path_orig)
 #endif
 
       fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
+
+#ifndef __sparc__
       if (fd < 0 || fstat (fd, &st) < 0)
 	{
 	  if (fd >= 0)
@@ -127,6 +129,7 @@ find_obppath (const char *sysfs_path_orig)
 	  snprintf(path, path_size, "%s/devspec", sysfs_path);
 	  fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
 	}
+#endif
 
       if (fd < 0 || fstat (fd, &st) < 0)
 	{