diff --git a/arch/alpha/boot/bootp.c b/arch/alpha/boot/bootp.c
index b4faba2432d5..842e85776cc0 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/boot/bootp.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/boot/bootp.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include <asm/hwrpb.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 
-#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <linux/stdarg.h>
 
 #include "ksize.h"
 
diff --git a/arch/alpha/boot/bootpz.c b/arch/alpha/boot/bootpz.c
index 90a2b341e9c0..c6079308eab3 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/boot/bootpz.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/boot/bootpz.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <asm/hwrpb.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 
-#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <linux/stdarg.h>
 
 #include "kzsize.h"
 
diff --git a/arch/alpha/boot/main.c b/arch/alpha/boot/main.c
index e5347a080008..22a1cb0264af 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/boot/main.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/boot/main.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <asm/console.h>
 #include <asm/hwrpb.h>
 
-#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <linux/stdarg.h>
 
 #include "ksize.h"
 
diff --git a/arch/alpha/boot/misc.c b/arch/alpha/boot/misc.c
index 325d4dd4f904..1ab91852d9f7 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/boot/misc.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/boot/misc.c
@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@ static ulg output_ptr;
 static ulg bytes_out;
 
 static void error(char *m);
-static void gzip_mark(void **);
-static void gzip_release(void **);
 
 extern int end;
 static ulg free_mem_ptr;
diff --git a/arch/alpha/boot/stdio.c b/arch/alpha/boot/stdio.c
index 60f73ccd2e89..a5abeaf94791 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/boot/stdio.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/boot/stdio.c
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (C) Paul Mackerras 1997.
  */
-#include <stdarg.h>
-#include <stddef.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/stdarg.h>
 
 size_t strnlen(const char * s, size_t count)
 {
diff --git a/arch/alpha/boot/tools/objstrip.c b/arch/alpha/boot/tools/objstrip.c
index 08b430d25a31..7cf92d172dce 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/boot/tools/objstrip.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/boot/tools/objstrip.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 #ifdef __ELF__
     elf = (struct elfhdr *) buf;
 
-    if (elf->e_ident[0] == 0x7f && str_has_prefix((char *)elf->e_ident + 1, "ELF")) {
+    if (memcmp(&elf->e_ident[EI_MAG0], ELFMAG, SELFMAG) == 0) {
 	if (elf->e_type != ET_EXEC) {
 	    fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s is not an ELF executable\n",
 		    prog_name, inname);
diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/traps.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/traps.c
index 8a66fe544c69..d9a67b370e04 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/traps.c
@@ -233,7 +233,21 @@ do_entIF(unsigned long type, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	int signo, code;
 
-	if ((regs->ps & ~IPL_MAX) == 0) {
+	if (type == 3) { /* FEN fault */
+		/* Irritating users can call PAL_clrfen to disable the
+		   FPU for the process.  The kernel will then trap in
+		   do_switch_stack and undo_switch_stack when we try
+		   to save and restore the FP registers.
+
+		   Given that GCC by default generates code that uses the
+		   FP registers, PAL_clrfen is not useful except for DoS
+		   attacks.  So turn the bleeding FPU back on and be done
+		   with it.  */
+		current_thread_info()->pcb.flags |= 1;
+		__reload_thread(&current_thread_info()->pcb);
+		return;
+	}
+	if (!user_mode(regs)) {
 		if (type == 1) {
 			const unsigned int *data
 			  = (const unsigned int *) regs->pc;
@@ -366,20 +380,6 @@ do_entIF(unsigned long type, struct pt_regs *regs)
 		}
 		break;
 
-	      case 3: /* FEN fault */
-		/* Irritating users can call PAL_clrfen to disable the
-		   FPU for the process.  The kernel will then trap in
-		   do_switch_stack and undo_switch_stack when we try
-		   to save and restore the FP registers.
-
-		   Given that GCC by default generates code that uses the
-		   FP registers, PAL_clrfen is not useful except for DoS
-		   attacks.  So turn the bleeding FPU back on and be done
-		   with it.  */
-		current_thread_info()->pcb.flags |= 1;
-		__reload_thread(&current_thread_info()->pcb);
-		return;
-
 	      case 5: /* illoc */
 	      default: /* unexpected instruction-fault type */
 		      ;