diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 1062ad610..e58b4003f 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ linux-2.6 (3.2.1-3) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * Remove last vestige of /usr/doc transition from linux-image prerm script
   * Remove modules.*.bin in linux-image postrm script; currently
     modules.builtin.bin is left behind
+  * [alpha] Build with gcc-4.5 (Closes: #657112)
 
  -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>  Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:19:55 +0000
 
diff --git a/debian/config/alpha/defines b/debian/config/alpha/defines
index 0eb25aafe..15b78d995 100644
--- a/debian/config/alpha/defines
+++ b/debian/config/alpha/defines
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [base]
 flavours: alpha-generic alpha-smp alpha-legacy
 kernel-arch: alpha
-compiler: gcc-4.4
+compiler: gcc-4.5
 
 [image]
 suggests: aboot, fdutils