diff --git a/SimGear-0.3.11-pre1-alpha.patch b/SimGear-0.3.11-pre1-alpha.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39b34b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SimGear-0.3.11-pre1-alpha.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -up SimGear-0.3.11-pre1/simgear/nasal/naref.h.BAD SimGear-0.3.11-pre1/simgear/nasal/naref.h
+--- SimGear-0.3.11-pre1/simgear/nasal/naref.h.BAD	2007-10-03 17:18:03.000000000 -0400
++++ SimGear-0.3.11-pre1/simgear/nasal/naref.h	2007-10-03 17:18:36.000000000 -0400
+@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
+     defined(__ia64__) || defined(_M_IA64) || defined(__ARMEL__) 
+ # define NASAL_LE
+ #elif defined(__sparc) || defined(__ppc__) || defined(__mips) || \
+-      defined(__ARMEB__) || defined (__powerpc__) || defined (__powerpc64__)
++      defined(__ARMEB__) || defined (__powerpc__) || defined (__powerpc64__) || defined(__alpha__)
+ # define NASAL_BE
+ #else
+ # error Unrecognized CPU architecture
diff --git a/SimGear.spec b/SimGear.spec
index ddac1d6..fffa0b7 100644
--- a/SimGear.spec
+++ b/SimGear.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:		SimGear
 Version:	0.3.11
-Release:	0.3.pre1%{?dist}.1
+Release:	0.3.pre1%{?dist}.2
 License:	GPLv2+
 Group:		System Environment/Libraries
 Summary:	Simulation library components
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Patch4:		SimGear-0.3.10-thesky.patch
 Patch5:		SimGear-0.3.10-untangle.patch
 Patch6:		SimGear-0.3.11pre1-buildmiscbeforeprops.patch
 Patch7:		SimGear-0.3.11pre1-ppcfixes.patch
+Patch8:		SimGear-0.3.11-pre1-alpha.patch
 BuildRequires:	openal-devel, plib-devel, libXt-devel, libXext-devel
 BuildRequires:	libXi-devel, libXmu-devel, freeglut-devel, freealut-devel
 BuildRequires:	zlib-devel, libjpeg-devel
@@ -52,6 +53,8 @@ SimGear.
 %patch6 -p1
 # Fix ppc defines in conditional to be more complete.
 %patch7 -p1
+# Enable alpha support
+%patch8 -p1
 
 %build
 %configure --with-jpeg-factory --disable-static
@@ -108,6 +111,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_libdir}/libsgxml.so
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Oct 03 2007 Tom "spot" Callaway <tcallawa@redhat.com> 0.3.11-0.2.pre1.2
+- enable alpha (bz 303161)
+
 * Mon Aug 27 2007 Tom "spot" Callaway <tcallawa@redhat.com> 0.3.11-0.2.pre1.1
 - rebuild for ppc32