--- a/kernel-2.eclass	2009-12-19 09:46:26.000000000 -0500
+++ b/kernel-2.eclass	2009-12-19 09:47:01.000000000 -0500
@@ -832,6 +832,12 @@ unipatch() {
 		fi
 	fi
 
+	# do not apply alpha patch too non-alpha archs
+	# bug #291389
+	if [[ "$(tc-arch)" != "alpha" ]]; then
+		UNIPATCH_DROP="${UNIPATCH_DROP} *_alpha-sysctl-uac.patch"
+	fi
+
 	#so now lets get rid of the patchno's we want to exclude
 	UNIPATCH_DROP="${UNIPATCH_EXCLUDE} ${UNIPATCH_DROP}"
 	for i in ${UNIPATCH_DROP}; do