diff --git a/sys/conf/Makefile.alpha b/sys/conf/Makefile.alpha
index 6bc78506a4d..6536da654c9 100644
--- a/sys/conf/Makefile.alpha
+++ b/sys/conf/Makefile.alpha
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@ S=	../../..
 .endif
 .include "$S/conf/kern.pre.mk"
 
-SYSTEM_LD= @${LD} -Bdynamic -T $S/conf/ldscript.$M \
-	-e locorestart \
-	-export-dynamic -dynamic-linker /red/herring \
-	-o ${.TARGET} -X ${SYSTEM_OBJS} vers.o
-
 %BEFORE_DEPEND
 
 %OBJS
diff --git a/sys/conf/ldscript.alpha b/sys/conf/ldscript.alpha
index afc19aa05b9..46013802b04 100644
--- a/sys/conf/ldscript.alpha
+++ b/sys/conf/ldscript.alpha
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* $FreeBSD$ */
 OUTPUT_FORMAT("elf64-alpha-freebsd", "elf64-alpha-freebsd", "elf64-alpha-freebsd")
 OUTPUT_ARCH(alpha)
-ENTRY(__start)
+ENTRY(locorestart)
 SEARCH_DIR(/usr/lib);
 kernel_text = kernbase;
 SECTIONS