2 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/arch/alpha/include/asm/bitsperlong.h b/arch/alpha/include/asm/bitsperlong.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ad57f7868203
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/alpha/include/asm/bitsperlong.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#ifndef __ASM_ALPHA_BITSPERLONG_H
+#define __ASM_ALPHA_BITSPERLONG_H
+
+#define __BITS_PER_LONG 64
+
+#include <asm-generic/bitsperlong.h>
+
+#endif /* __ASM_ALPHA_BITSPERLONG_H */
diff --git a/arch/alpha/include/asm/types.h b/arch/alpha/include/asm/types.h
index f072f344497e..bd621ecd1eb3 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/include/asm/types.h
+++ b/arch/alpha/include/asm/types.h
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ typedef unsigned int umode_t;
  * These aren't exported outside the kernel to avoid name space clashes
  */
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
-
-#define BITS_PER_LONG 64
-
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 
 typedef u64 dma_addr_t;