diff --git a/src/build/alias.jam b/src/build/alias.jam
index b047fd856..9df09f125 100644
--- a/src/build/alias.jam
+++ b/src/build/alias.jam
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ class alias-target-class : basic-target
         return $(source-targets) ;
     }   
     
+    # This check makes no sense for 'alias', so just
+    # disable it.
+    rule check-for-link-compatibility ( * : * )
+    {
+    }
+        
     rule compute-usage-requirements ( subvariant ) 
     {
         local base = [ basic-target.compute-usage-requirements $(subvariant) ] ;
diff --git a/src/tools/stage.jam b/src/tools/stage.jam
index e3be34630..06a19dfb2 100644
--- a/src/tools/stage.jam
+++ b/src/tools/stage.jam
@@ -189,6 +189,10 @@ class stage-target-class : basic-target
     {        
     }
     
+    rule check-for-link-compatibility ( * : * )
+    {
+    }
+        
     # Returns true iff 'type' is subtype of some element of 'types-to-include'.
     local rule include-type ( type : types-to-include * )
     {