diff --git a/sys/alpha/linux/linux_sysvec.c b/sys/alpha/linux/linux_sysvec.c
index 9e3ad7cdc50..204a613b4c8 100644
--- a/sys/alpha/linux/linux_sysvec.c
+++ b/sys/alpha/linux/linux_sysvec.c
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ struct sysentvec elf_linux_sysvec = {
 
 static Elf64_Brandinfo linux_brand = {
 					ELFOSABI_LINUX,
+					"Linux",
 					"/compat/linux",
 					"/lib/ld-linux.so.1",
 					&elf_linux_sysvec
@@ -196,6 +197,7 @@ static Elf64_Brandinfo linux_brand = {
 
 static Elf64_Brandinfo linux_glibc2brand = {
 					ELFOSABI_LINUX,
+					"Linux",
 					"/compat/linux",
 					"/lib/ld-linux.so.2",
 					&elf_linux_sysvec