diff --git a/gdb/config/alpha/nm-alpha.h b/gdb/config/alpha/nm-alpha.h
index 0a6e5de1a4..033af3ba8b 100644
--- a/gdb/config/alpha/nm-alpha.h
+++ b/gdb/config/alpha/nm-alpha.h
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ get_longjmp_target PARAMS ((CORE_ADDR *));
 
 #define CANNOT_STEP_BREAKPOINT
 
+/* OSF/1 has shared libraries.  */
+
+#define GDB_TARGET_HAS_SHARED_LIBS
+
 /* Support for shared libraries.  */
 
 #include "solib.h"