diff --git a/sys/arch/alpha/include/options.h b/sys/arch/alpha/include/options.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e3f81598ad17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/arch/alpha/include/options.h
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/* $NetBSD: options.h,v 1.1 1997/04/06 20:07:17 cgd Exp $ */
+
+/* XXX PLACEHOLDER.  Nothing here yet. */