diff --git a/arch/alpha/include/asm/timex.h b/arch/alpha/include/asm/timex.h
index b565cc6f408e..f89798da8a14 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/include/asm/timex.h
+++ b/arch/alpha/include/asm/timex.h
@@ -28,5 +28,6 @@ static inline cycles_t get_cycles (void)
 	__asm__ __volatile__ ("rpcc %0" : "=r"(ret));
 	return ret;
 }
+#define get_cycles get_cycles
 
 #endif