diff --git a/src/cpu/i386/entry16.inc b/src/cpu/i386/entry16.inc
index 52b693e8f8..bc5cd9b661 100644
--- a/src/cpu/i386/entry16.inc
+++ b/src/cpu/i386/entry16.inc
@@ -135,3 +135,14 @@ _realstart:
 	movw	%ax, %fs
 	movw	%ax, %gs
 
+        /* This is a redundant stack setup. 
+         * It redoes the more complete stack setup
+         * in crt0.S. We do this here because on entry to crt0.S
+         * some chipsets have memory set up and others don't. We have found
+         * that some code in CRT0_PARAMETERS assume the stack is working
+         * enough for call/return. So we have to have working stack or 
+         * things will crash. This fix as of 8/23/01 RGM
+         */
+        /* set new stack */
+        movl    $_estack, %esp
+