diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/bsd/sun/sparc/sethostid.S b/sysdeps/unix/bsd/sun/sparc/sethostid.S
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+/* Copyright (C) 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
+published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+Library General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+License along with the GNU C Library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If
+not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave,
+Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.  */
+
+#include <sysdep.h>
+
+#ifdef	 SYS_sethostid
+
+SYSCALL (sethostid)
+	ret
+
+#else
+
+#include <errnos.h>
+
+ENTRY (sethostid)
+	mov ENOSYS, %o0
+	sethi %hi(___errno), %g1
+	st %o0, [%g1 + %lo(___errno)]
+	retl
+	sub 0, 1, %o0
+
+#ifdef	__GNU_STAB__
+
+.stabs "warning: sethostid is not implemented and will always fail",30,0,0,0
+.stabs "_sethostid",1,0,0,0
+
+#endif
+
+#endif