diff -durN glibc-2.12.1.orig/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/kernel-features.h glibc-2.12.1/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/kernel-features.h
--- glibc-2.12.1.orig/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/kernel-features.h	2009-05-09 08:54:20.000000000 +0200
+++ glibc-2.12.1/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/kernel-features.h	2009-11-13 00:50:45.000000000 +0100
@@ -386,6 +386,11 @@
 # define __ASSUME_GETDENTS32_D_TYPE	1
 #endif
 
+/* Starting with version 2.6.4, alpha stat64 syscalls are available.  */
+#if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 0x020604 && defined __alpha__
+# define __ASSUME_STAT64_SYSCALL	1
+#endif
+
 /* Starting with version 2.5.3, the initial location returned by `brk'
    after exec is always rounded up to the next page.  */
 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 132355