diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9be766b2a1..d6262e5746 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2018-02-18  Aurelien Jarno  <aurelien@aurel32.net>
+
+	[BZ #22818]
+	* posix/tst-glob_lstat_compat.c [__alpha__] (glob): Access
+	the GLIBC_2.1 version.
+
 2018-02-18  Aurelien Jarno  <aurelien@aurel32.net>
 
 	[BZ #21508]
diff --git a/posix/tst-glob_lstat_compat.c b/posix/tst-glob_lstat_compat.c
index c46bc9e578..22cd1f02f9 100644
--- a/posix/tst-glob_lstat_compat.c
+++ b/posix/tst-glob_lstat_compat.c
@@ -35,7 +35,14 @@
 #if TEST_COMPAT (libc, GLIBC_2_0, GLIBC_2_27)
 
 __typeof (glob) glob;
+/* On alpha glob exists in version GLIBC_2_0, GLIBC_2_1, and GLIBC_2_27.
+   This test needs to access the version prior to GLIBC_2_27, which is
+   GLIBC_2_1 on alpha, GLIBC_2_0 elsewhere.  */
+# ifdef __alpha__
+compat_symbol_reference (libc, glob, glob, GLIBC_2_1);
+# else
 compat_symbol_reference (libc, glob, glob, GLIBC_2_0);
+# endif
 
 /* Compat glob should not call gl_lstat since for some old binaries it
    might be unitialized (for instance GNUmake).  Check if it is indeed