diff --git a/libgloss/ChangeLog b/libgloss/ChangeLog
index 6b3fe3c4e..c05f12d06 100644
--- a/libgloss/ChangeLog
+++ b/libgloss/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2015-05-26  Stefan Wallentowitz  <stefan.wallentowitz@tum.de>
+
+	* or1k/sbrk.c: Allow for different heap start
+
 2015-05-26  Stefan Wallentowitz  <stefan.wallentowitz@tum.de>
 
 	* or1k/or1k_uart.c: Fix interrupts
diff --git a/libgloss/or1k/sbrk.c b/libgloss/or1k/sbrk.c
index de80663ee..5bd7044f7 100644
--- a/libgloss/or1k/sbrk.c
+++ b/libgloss/or1k/sbrk.c
@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@
 
 #include "include/or1k-support.h"
 
+extern uint32_t	end; /* Set by linker.  */
+uint32_t _or1k_heap_start = &end;
 static uint32_t _or1k_heap_end;
 
 void *
 _sbrk_r (struct _reent * reent, ptrdiff_t incr)
 {
-	extern uint32_t	end; /* Set by linker.  */
 	uint32_t	prev_heap_end;
 
 	// This needs to be atomic
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ _sbrk_r (struct _reent * reent, ptrdiff_t incr)
 	uint32_t sr_tee = or1k_timer_disable();
 
 	// Initialize heap end to end if not initialized before
-	or1k_sync_cas((void*) &_or1k_heap_end, 0, (uint32_t) &end);
+	or1k_sync_cas((void*) &_or1k_heap_end, 0, (uint32_t) _or1k_heap_start);
 
 	do {
 		// Read previous heap end