diff --git a/lib/des/des.h b/lib/des/des.h
index 86a8fdc25..9942de68d 100644
--- a/lib/des/des.h
+++ b/lib/des/des.h
@@ -53,8 +53,12 @@
 /* If this is set to 'unsigned int' on a DEC Alpha, this gives about a
  * %20 speed up (longs are 8 bytes, int's are 4). */
 #ifndef DES_LONG
+#if defined(__alpha)
+#define DES_LONG unsigned int
+#else /* Not a 64 bit machine */
 #define DES_LONG unsigned long
 #endif
+#endif
 
 typedef unsigned char des_cblock[8];
 typedef struct des_ks_struct
diff --git a/lib/des/des_locl.h b/lib/des/des_locl.h
index 8edea512f..55c66f937 100644
--- a/lib/des/des_locl.h
+++ b/lib/des/des_locl.h
@@ -1,3 +1,26 @@
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+
+/*
+  if (we have termios.h)
+    define TERMIOS
+  else if (we have termio.h)
+    define TERMIO
+*/
+#ifdef HAVE_TERMIOS_H
+
+#define TERMIOS
+
+#else /* !HAVE_TERMIOS_H */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_TERMIO_H
+#define TERMIO
+#endif
+
+#endif /* !HAVE_TERMIOS_H */
+
+#endif /* HAVE_CONFIG_H */
+
 /* lib/des/des_locl.h */
 /* Copyright (C) 1995 Eric Young (eay@mincom.oz.au)
  * All rights reserved.