diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index d37f1908..1c0223a6 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ Masahiko Mori <masa@cthulhu.engr.sgi.com>
 Laurence J. Lane <ljlane@debian.org>
 	minor stuff no one ever notices
 
+Matt Wilson <msw@redhat.com>
+	dox alpha patch
+
 (Real name?) <monkeyiq@flashmail.com>
     Patch for the option to position windows
     centered under the mouse pointer.
diff --git a/dox/dox.c b/dox/dox.c
index b8acf8e8..6ed728c3 100644
--- a/dox/dox.c
+++ b/dox/dox.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
 #include "dox.h"
 
-#ifdef __alpha__				/* gets rid of some misalignment in GCC */
+#if defined(__alpha__) && defined(__GNUC__) && ((__GNUC__ == 2) && (__GNUC_MINOR__ < 96)) /* gets rid of some misalignment in GCC */
 #pragma 2
 #endif