diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0b5bd1de2..df625fd70 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -566,6 +566,10 @@ if(TARGET_ARCH MATCHES "x86|x64")
 	endif()
 endif()
 
+if (TARGET_ARCH MATCHES "sparc")
+	set(HAVE_ALIGNED_REQUIRED 1)
+endif()
+
 # Path to put FreeRDP data
 set(FREERDP_DATA_PATH "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/freerdp")
 
diff --git a/cmake/ConfigOptions.cmake b/cmake/ConfigOptions.cmake
index b3556cd65..bb20759f1 100644
--- a/cmake/ConfigOptions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ConfigOptions.cmake
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ elseif((CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "i386") AND (CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 8)
 	set(TARGET_ARCH "x64")
 elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^arm*")
 	set(TARGET_ARCH "ARM")
+elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "sparc")
+	set(TARGET_ARCH "sparc")
 endif()
 
 option(WITH_MANPAGES "Generate manpages." ON)
diff --git a/config.h.in b/config.h.in
index d54ce1bfd..0c52491e9 100644
--- a/config.h.in
+++ b/config.h.in
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
 #cmakedefine HAVE_VALGRIND_MEMCHECK_H
 #cmakedefine HAVE_EXECINFO_H
 
+/* Features */
+#cmakedefine HAVE_ALIGNED_REQUIRED
+
 /* Options */
 #cmakedefine WITH_PROFILER
 #cmakedefine WITH_GPROF
diff --git a/libfreerdp/codec/interleaved.c b/libfreerdp/codec/interleaved.c
index 499386771..e6ecab8bd 100644
--- a/libfreerdp/codec/interleaved.c
+++ b/libfreerdp/codec/interleaved.c
@@ -206,7 +206,11 @@ static INLINE UINT32 ExtractRunLength(UINT32 code, BYTE* pbOrderHdr, UINT32* adv
 #undef RLEEXTRA
 #define DESTWRITEPIXEL(_buf, _pix) ((UINT16*)(_buf))[0] = (UINT16)(_pix)
 #define DESTREADPIXEL(_pix, _buf) _pix = ((UINT16*)(_buf))[0]
+#ifdef HAVE_ALIGNED_REQUIRED
+#define SRCREADPIXEL(_pix, _buf) _pix = (_buf)[0] | ((_buf)[1] << 8)
+#else
 #define SRCREADPIXEL(_pix, _buf) _pix = ((UINT16*)(_buf))[0]
+#endif
 #define DESTNEXTPIXEL(_buf) _buf += 2
 #define SRCNEXTPIXEL(_buf) _buf += 2
 #define WRITEFGBGIMAGE WriteFgBgImage16to16