diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/getdents.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/getdents.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6deb87e2e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/getdents.c
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#define DIRENT_SET_DP_INO(dp, value) \
+  do { (dp)->d_ino = (value); (dp)->__pad = 0; } while (0)
+#define __getdents64 __no___getdents64_decl
+#include <sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/getdents.c>
+#undef __getdents64
+weak_alias(__getdents, __getdents64);