diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/gettimeofday.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/gettimeofday.c
index 6bb8dfa877..7ad3c6a412 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/gettimeofday.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/gettimeofday.c
@@ -18,5 +18,12 @@
 
 /* We can use the generic implementation, but we have to override its
    default symbol version.  */
-#define VERSION_gettimeofday GLIBC_2.1
+#undef weak_alias
+#define weak_alias(a,b)
+#undef strong_alias
+#define strong_alias(a, b)
 #include <time/gettimeofday.c>
+
+_weak_alias (___gettimeofday, __wgettimeofday);
+default_symbol_version (___gettimeofday, __gettimeofday, GLIBC_2.1);
+default_symbol_version (__wgettimeofday,   gettimeofday, GLIBC_2.1);
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/syscalls.list b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/syscalls.list
index caf45ea359..c7cbe886ea 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/syscalls.list
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/syscalls.list
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ pciconfig_write	EXTRA	pciconfig_write	5	pciconfig_write
 pciconfig_iobase EXTRA	pciconfig_iobase 3	__pciconfig_iobase pciconfig_iobase
 
 # timeval64 entry points (see osf_*.c for GLIBC_2.0 timeval32 equivalents)
-gettimeofday	-	gettimeofday	i:pP	__GI___gettimeofday gettimeofday@@GLIBC_2.1 __gettimeofday@@GLIBC_2.1
 getitimer	-	getitimer	i:ip	__getitimer	getitimer@@GLIBC_2.1
 setitimer	-	setitimer	i:ipP	__setitimer	setitimer@@GLIBC_2.1
 utimes		-	utimes		i:sp	__utimes	utimes@@GLIBC_2.1
diff --git a/time/gettimeofday.c b/time/gettimeofday.c
index 5ea15e581f..07c6e10d12 100644
--- a/time/gettimeofday.c
+++ b/time/gettimeofday.c
@@ -36,11 +36,5 @@ ___gettimeofday (struct timeval *restrict tv, void *restrict tz)
   return 0;
 }
 
-#ifdef VERSION_gettimeofday
-weak_alias (___gettimeofday, __wgettimeofday);
-default_symbol_version (___gettimeofday, __gettimeofday, VERSION_gettimeofday);
-default_symbol_version (__wgettimeofday,   gettimeofday, VERSION_gettimeofday);
-#else
 strong_alias (___gettimeofday, __gettimeofday)
 weak_alias (___gettimeofday, gettimeofday)
-#endif