diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/entry.S b/arch/alpha/kernel/entry.S
index 98703d99b565..d752ccc53b24 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/entry.S
@@ -468,8 +468,10 @@ entSys:
 #ifdef CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL
 	lda     $6, _TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE | _TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT
 	and     $3, $6, $3
-#endif
 	bne     $3, strace
+#else
+	blbs    $3, strace		/* check for SYSCALL_TRACE in disguise */
+#endif
 	beq	$4, 1f
 	ldq	$27, 0($5)
 1:	jsr	$26, ($27), alpha_ni_syscall