diff --git a/src/gen_rules.ml b/src/gen_rules.ml
index 767b2ef6..57b1a734 100644
--- a/src/gen_rules.ml
+++ b/src/gen_rules.ml
@@ -899,6 +899,7 @@ let gen ~contexts ?(filter_out_optional_stanzas_with_missing_deps=true)
            List.filter stanzas ~f:(fun stanza ->
              match (stanza : Stanza.t) with
              | Library { public = Some { package; _ }; _ }
+             | Alias { package = Some package ;  _ }
              | Install { package = Some package; _ } ->
                String_set.mem package pkgs
              | _ -> true)))
diff --git a/src/jbuild_types.ml b/src/jbuild_types.ml
index 2beae44c..f6759555 100644
--- a/src/jbuild_types.ml
+++ b/src/jbuild_types.ml
@@ -807,16 +807,19 @@ module Alias_conf = struct
     { name  : string
     ; deps  : Dep_conf.t list
     ; action : Action.Mini_shexp.Unexpanded.t option
+    ; package : string option
     }
 
   let common =
-    field "name" string                        >>= fun name ->
-    field "deps" (list Dep_conf.t) ~default:[] >>= fun deps ->
+    field "name" string                              >>= fun name ->
+    field "deps" (list Dep_conf.t) ~default:[]       >>= fun deps ->
+    field_o "package" string                         >>= fun package ->
     field_o "action" Action.Mini_shexp.Unexpanded.t  >>= fun action ->
     return
       { name
       ; deps
       ; action
+      ; package
       }
 
   let v1 = record common