--- elfutils-0.89/src/strip.c.orig	2003-09-26 06:01:49.000000000 +0000
+++ elfutils-0.89/src/strip.c	2004-01-16 11:58:12.000000000 +0000
@@ -265,8 +265,16 @@
 
       /* If we have to preserve the timestamp, we need it in the
 	 format utimes() understands.  */
+#if !(defined(__sparc__) && defined(__arch64__))
       TIMESPEC_TO_TIMEVAL (&tv[0], &pre_st.st_atim);
       TIMESPEC_TO_TIMEVAL (&tv[1], &pre_st.st_mtim);
+#else
+      /* there is no ns-precition stat on alpha(?) */
+      tv[0].tv_sec = pre_st.st_atime;
+      tv[0].tv_usec = 0;
+      tv[1].tv_sec = pre_st.st_mtime;
+      tv[1].tv_usec = 0;
+#endif
     }
 
   /* Open the file.  */