diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/sys_parisc.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/sys_parisc.c
index 512642d8f707ce7208a99b5c0e2136c02c065c5e..6fed0803c59378ef038694ed2038805516899d0a 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/sys_parisc.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/sys_parisc.c
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ unsigned long arch_get_unmapped_area(struct file *filp, unsigned long addr,
 {
 	if (len > TASK_SIZE)
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	/* Might want to check for cache aliasing issues for MAP_FIXED case
+	 * like ARM or MIPS ??? --BenH.
+	 */
+	if (flags & MAP_FIXED)
+		return addr;
 	if (!addr)
 		addr = TASK_UNMAPPED_BASE;