diff --git a/gnu/packages/bootstrap.scm b/gnu/packages/bootstrap.scm
index c8d94c8303..b4847094ba 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bootstrap.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bootstrap.scm
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ (define* (glibc-dynamic-linker
         ((string=? system "i586-gnu") "/lib/ld.so.1")
         ((string=? system "i686-gnu") "/lib/ld.so.1")
         ((string=? system "aarch64-linux") "/lib/ld-linux-aarch64.so.1")
+        ((string=? system "alpha-linux") "/lib/ld-linux.so.2")
 
         ;; XXX: This one is used bare-bones, without a libc, so add a case
         ;; here just so we can keep going.
diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index 6e08473ec3..de0fd71776 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ (define-public (system->linux-architecture arch)
           ((string-prefix? "mips" arch) "mips")
           ((string-prefix? "arm" arch) "arm")
           ((string-prefix? "aarch64" arch) "arm64")
+          ((string-prefix? "alpha" arch) "alpha")
           (else arch))))
 
 (define (linux-libre-urls version)