If weak aliases are not available, this defines a strong alias.  */
 # define weak_alias(name, aliasname) _weak_alias (name, aliasname)
 # define _weak_alias(name, aliasname) \
-  extern __typeof (name) aliasname __attribute__ ((weak, alias (#name)));
+  extern __typeof (name) aliasname __attribute__ ((weak, alias (#name))) \
+    __attribute_copy__ (name);
 
 /* Same as WEAK_ALIAS, but mark symbol as hidden.  */