diff --git a/lib/Support/Timer.cpp b/lib/Support/Timer.cpp
index 45c2128a27f..48b8f57c3fe 100644
--- a/lib/Support/Timer.cpp
+++ b/lib/Support/Timer.cpp
@@ -71,13 +71,18 @@ static TimeRecord getTimeRecord() {
     perror("getrusage call failed: -time-passes info incorrect!");
   }
 
-  struct mallinfo MI = mallinfo();
-
   TimeRecord Result;
   Result.Elapsed    =           T.tv_sec +           T.tv_usec/1000000.0;
   Result.UserTime   = RU.ru_utime.tv_sec + RU.ru_utime.tv_usec/1000000.0;
   Result.SystemTime = RU.ru_stime.tv_sec + RU.ru_stime.tv_usec/1000000.0;
+
+#ifndef __sparc__
+  struct mallinfo MI = mallinfo();
   Result.MaxRSS     = MI.uordblks;
+#else
+  Result.MaxRSS     = 0;
+#endif
+
   return Result;
 }
 
diff --git a/support/lib/Support/Timer.cpp b/support/lib/Support/Timer.cpp
index 45c2128a27f..48b8f57c3fe 100644
--- a/support/lib/Support/Timer.cpp
+++ b/support/lib/Support/Timer.cpp
@@ -71,13 +71,18 @@ static TimeRecord getTimeRecord() {
     perror("getrusage call failed: -time-passes info incorrect!");
   }
 
-  struct mallinfo MI = mallinfo();
-
   TimeRecord Result;
   Result.Elapsed    =           T.tv_sec +           T.tv_usec/1000000.0;
   Result.UserTime   = RU.ru_utime.tv_sec + RU.ru_utime.tv_usec/1000000.0;
   Result.SystemTime = RU.ru_stime.tv_sec + RU.ru_stime.tv_usec/1000000.0;
+
+#ifndef __sparc__
+  struct mallinfo MI = mallinfo();
   Result.MaxRSS     = MI.uordblks;
+#else
+  Result.MaxRSS     = 0;
+#endif
+
   return Result;
 }