diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/bits/fcntl.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/bits/fcntl.h
index f17dc2bdc1..b4f49cf633 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/bits/fcntl.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/bits/fcntl.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* O_*, F_*, FD_* bit values for Linux.
-   Copyright (C) 1995-2000, 2004, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright (C) 1995-2000,2004,2005,2006,2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
 
    The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 # define O_NOFOLLOW	0200000	/* Do not follow links.  */
 # define O_DIRECT	02000000 /* Direct disk access.  */
 # define O_NOATIME	04000000 /* Do not set atime.  */
+# define O_CLOEXEC      010000000 /* Set close_on_exec.  */
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __USE_LARGEFILE64