diff --git a/bfd/elf32-cr16.c b/bfd/elf32-cr16.c
index 76616b9eba..84130b0caa 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-cr16.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-cr16.c
@@ -1568,6 +1568,7 @@ elf32_cr16_gc_sweep_hook (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 #define TARGET_LITTLE_NAME                "elf32-cr16"
 #define ELF_ARCH                          bfd_arch_cr16
 #define ELF_MACHINE_CODE                  EM_CR16
+#define ELF_MACHINE_ALT1                  EM_CR16_OLD
 #define ELF_MAXPAGESIZE                   0x1
 #define elf_symbol_leading_char           '_'