--- ntp-4.1.1b/include/ntp_syscall.h	2003-01-06 18:51:39.000000000 +0100
+++ ntp-4.1.1b-alpha/include/ntp_syscall.h	2003-01-06 18:54:57.000000000 +0100
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # include <sys/timex.h>
 #endif
 
-#ifndef NTP_SYSCALLS_LIBC
+#if !defined(NTP_SYSCALLS_LIBC) || defined(__alpha__)
 #ifdef NTP_SYSCALLS_STD
 # define ntp_adjtime(t)		syscall(SYS_ntp_adjtime, (t))
 # define ntp_gettime(t)		syscall(SYS_ntp_gettime, (t))