diff --git a/sbin/newfs/Makefile b/sbin/newfs/Makefile
index df840027be29..8367d2b63436 100644
--- a/sbin/newfs/Makefile
+++ b/sbin/newfs/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.20 2002/01/04 11:30:33 lukem Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.21 2002/01/06 23:09:47 lukem Exp $
 #	@(#)Makefile	8.2 (Berkeley) 3/27/94
 
 PROG=	newfs
@@ -18,3 +18,10 @@ LINKS=	${BINDIR}/newfs ${BINDIR}/mount_mfs
 MLINKS=	mount_mfs.8 mfs.8
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
+
+.if (${MACHINE} == "alpha")
+#
+# XXX	gcc 2.95.3 with -O2 (the default) generates a non-functional newfs
+#
+CFLAGS+=	-O1
+.endif