diff --git a/arch/alpha/Kconfig b/arch/alpha/Kconfig
index 97fce7386b00..780d4673c3ca 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/alpha/Kconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config ALPHA
 	bool
 	default y
 	select ARCH_32BIT_USTAT_F_TINODE
+	select ARCH_HAS_CURRENT_STACK_POINTER
 	select ARCH_MIGHT_HAVE_PC_PARPORT
 	select ARCH_MIGHT_HAVE_PC_SERIO
 	select ARCH_NO_PREEMPT
diff --git a/arch/alpha/include/asm/thread_info.h b/arch/alpha/include/asm/thread_info.h
index 082631465074..354247dca161 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/include/asm/thread_info.h
+++ b/arch/alpha/include/asm/thread_info.h
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ struct thread_info {
 register struct thread_info *__current_thread_info __asm__("$8");
 #define current_thread_info()  __current_thread_info
 
+register unsigned long *current_stack_pointer __asm__ ("$30");
+
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
 /* Thread information allocation.  */
diff --git a/arch/alpha/lib/stacktrace.c b/arch/alpha/lib/stacktrace.c
index 62454a7810e2..2b1176dd5174 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/lib/stacktrace.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/lib/stacktrace.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ stacktrace(void)
 {
 	instr * ret_pc;
 	instr * prologue = (instr *)stacktrace;
-	register unsigned char * sp __asm__ ("$30");
+	unsigned char *sp = (unsigned char *)current_stack_pointer;
 
 	printk("\tstack trace:\n");
 	do {