diff -r 222f14e048a2 libgo/go/testing/quick/quick_test.go
--- a/libgo/go/testing/quick/quick_test.go	Thu Feb 28 13:55:43 2013 -0800
+++ b/libgo/go/testing/quick/quick_test.go	Fri Mar 01 11:25:29 2013 -0800
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import (
 	"math/rand"
 	"reflect"
+	"runtime"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -72,8 +73,10 @@
 	reportError("fBool", CheckEqual(fBool, fBool, nil), t)
 	reportError("fFloat32", CheckEqual(fFloat32, fFloat32, nil), t)
 	reportError("fFloat64", CheckEqual(fFloat64, fFloat64, nil), t)
-	reportError("fComplex64", CheckEqual(fComplex64, fComplex64, nil), t)
-	reportError("fComplex128", CheckEqual(fComplex128, fComplex128, nil), t)
+	if runtime.GOARCH != "alpha" {
+		reportError("fComplex64", CheckEqual(fComplex64, fComplex64, nil), t)
+		reportError("fComplex128", CheckEqual(fComplex128, fComplex128, nil), t)
+	}
 	reportError("fInt16", CheckEqual(fInt16, fInt16, nil), t)
 	reportError("fInt32", CheckEqual(fInt32, fInt32, nil), t)
 	reportError("fInt64", CheckEqual(fInt64, fInt64, nil), t)
diff -r 222f14e048a2 libgo/runtime/go-reflect-call.c
--- a/libgo/runtime/go-reflect-call.c	Thu Feb 28 13:55:43 2013 -0800
+++ b/libgo/runtime/go-reflect-call.c	Fri Mar 01 11:25:29 2013 -0800
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 static ffi_type *go_string_to_ffi (void) __attribute__ ((no_split_stack));
 static ffi_type *go_interface_to_ffi (void) __attribute__ ((no_split_stack));
 static ffi_type *go_complex_to_ffi (ffi_type *)
-  __attribute__ ((no_split_stack));
+  __attribute__ ((no_split_stack, unused));
 static ffi_type *go_type_to_ffi (const struct __go_type_descriptor *)
   __attribute__ ((no_split_stack));
 static ffi_type *go_func_return_ffi (const struct __go_func_type *)
@@ -185,13 +185,23 @@
 	return &ffi_type_double;
       abort ();
     case GO_COMPLEX64:
+#ifdef __alpha__
+      runtime_throw("the libffi library does not support Complex64 type with "
+		    "reflect.Call or runtime.SetFinalizer");
+#else
       if (sizeof (float) == 4)
 	return go_complex_to_ffi (&ffi_type_float);
       abort ();
+#endif
     case GO_COMPLEX128:
+#ifdef __alpha__
+      runtime_throw("the libffi library does not support Complex128 type with "
+		    "reflect.Call or runtime.SetFinalizer");
+#else
       if (sizeof (double) == 8)
 	return go_complex_to_ffi (&ffi_type_double);
       abort ();
+#endif
     case GO_INT16:
       return &ffi_type_sint16;
     case GO_INT32: