diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/bsd/Attic/osf1/alpha/start.S b/sysdeps/unix/bsd/Attic/osf1/alpha/start.S
index d88b47e8e7..8b7109a512 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/bsd/Attic/osf1/alpha/start.S
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/bsd/Attic/osf1/alpha/start.S
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1993 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1993, 1995 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Contributed by Brendan Kehoe (brendan@zen.org).
 
 The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.  */
 
 #include <sysdep.h>
 
-#ifndef HAVE_GNU_LD
+#ifndef HAVE_WEAK_SYMBOLS
 #define __environ environ
+#else
+weak_alias (__environ, environ)
 #endif
 
 .comm __environ,	8
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/bsd/ultrix4/mips/start.S b/sysdeps/unix/bsd/ultrix4/mips/start.S
index 6146b57726..ec0f9d833d 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/bsd/ultrix4/mips/start.S
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/bsd/ultrix4/mips/start.S
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.  */
 
 #include <sysdep.h>
 
-#ifndef HAVE_GNU_LD
+#ifndef HAVE_WEAK_SYMBOLS
 #define __environ environ
+#else
+weak_alias (__environ, environ)
 #endif
 
 .comm __environ,	4