diff --git a/config/CONFIG.Host.alpha b/config/CONFIG.Host.alpha
index af7406d36..78df9a385 100644
--- a/config/CONFIG.Host.alpha
+++ b/config/CONFIG.Host.alpha
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ ACC_SFLAGS_YES= -non_shared
 ACC_SFLAGS_NO= -call_shared
 ACC_SLIBS_YES =
 ACC_SLIBS_NO=
-ACC_SHRLIB_CFLAGS_YES = -shared
-ACC_SHRLIB_LDFLAGS_YES =
+ACC_SHRLIB_CFLAGS_YES =
+ACC_SHRLIB_LDFLAGS_YES = -shared
 
 # Configure OS vendor C++ compiler
 CCC = cxx
@@ -42,5 +42,5 @@ CCC_SLIBS_NO=
 CCC_DEPENDS_FLAG =
 
 ARCH_DEP_CFLAGS = -D_OSF_SOURCE
-ARCH_DEP_LDLIBS = -lnsl
+ARCH_DEP_LDLIBS =