diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 22d255397e..3a604d8acf 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Mon Mar 13 15:25:47 1995  Jim Kingdon  <kingdon@deneb.cygnus.com>
+
+	* alpha-tdep.c (find_proc_desc): If pdr.framereg field is -1, don't
+	use the PDR, just examine prologues instead.
+
 Fri Mar 10 16:13:18 1995  Kung Hsu  <kung@mexican.cygnus.com>
 
 start-sanitize-arc
diff --git a/gdb/alpha-tdep.c b/gdb/alpha-tdep.c
index 81e1d76cd0..b75155a690 100644
--- a/gdb/alpha-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/alpha-tdep.c
@@ -490,6 +490,11 @@ find_proc_desc (pc, next_frame)
 			     0, NULL);
     }
 
+  /* If we never found a PDR for this function in symbol reading, then
+     examine prologues to find the information.  */
+  if (sym && ((mips_extra_func_info_t) SYMBOL_VALUE (sym))->pdr.framereg == -1)
+    sym = NULL;
+
   if (sym)
     {
 	/* IF this is the topmost frame AND