diff --git a/checks/architecture/Jamfile.jam b/checks/architecture/Jamfile.jam
index ea41afb4a..25d464ed4 100644
--- a/checks/architecture/Jamfile.jam
+++ b/checks/architecture/Jamfile.jam
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ project /boost/architecture
 obj 32 : 32.cpp ;
 obj 64 : 64.cpp ;
 
+obj alpha    : alpha.cpp ;
 obj arm      : arm.cpp ;
 obj combined : combined.cpp ;
 obj loongarch : loongarch.cpp ;
diff --git a/checks/architecture/alpha.cpp b/checks/architecture/alpha.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5320ed527
--- /dev/null
+++ b/checks/architecture/alpha.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// alpha.cpp
+//
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License Version 1.0. (See
+// accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+#if !defined(__alpha__) && !defined(__alpha) && !defined(_M_ALPHA)
+#error "Not Alpha"
+#endif