diff --git a/2001/anonymous/.gitignore b/2001/anonymous/.gitignore
index 28f278ffa..f596565bd 100644
--- a/2001/anonymous/.gitignore
+++ b/2001/anonymous/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ ten.bak.od
 ten.bak.txt
 ten.od
 ten.txt
+anonymous.ten.64
diff --git a/2001/anonymous/Makefile b/2001/anonymous/Makefile
index 0930f1df6..7937aa85f 100644
--- a/2001/anonymous/Makefile
+++ b/2001/anonymous/Makefile
@@ -117,10 +117,10 @@ PROG= ${ENTRY}
 #
 OBJ= ${PROG}.o
 DATA=
-TARGET= ${PROG} ${PROG}.ten
+TARGET= ${PROG} ${PROG}.ten ${PROG}.ten.64
 #
-ALT_OBJ= 
-ALT_TARGET=
+ALT_OBJ= ${PROG}.ten.64.o
+ALT_TARGET= ${PROG}.ten.64
 
 
 #################
@@ -156,6 +156,11 @@ ${PROG}.ten: ${PROG}.ten.c
 	@echo
 	${CC} ${CFLAGS} -m32 $< -o $@ ${LIBS}
 
+${PROG}.ten.64: ${PROG}.ten.c
+	@echo "WARNING: the file created by this rule will NOT work with the entry itself;"
+	@echo "this is because it works ONLY on 32-bit ELF binaries! This however at least"
+	@echo "lets you see the supplementary program in action."
+	${CC} ${CFLAGS} $< -o $@ ${LIBS}
 
 # alternative executable
 #
diff --git a/2001/anonymous/README.md b/2001/anonymous/README.md
index 7cb07ec00..8095eebd6 100644
--- a/2001/anonymous/README.md
+++ b/2001/anonymous/README.md
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ What happens if you try it on another file like [anonymous.c](anonymous.c)? Can
 you recompile it okay? What if you run it on `anonymous` itself? Can you run the
 program successfully after it without recompiling?
 
+NOTE: if the 32-bit version cannot be compiled the script will at least run the
+alternate version of the [anonymous.ten](anonymous.ten.c) program.
 
 ## Judges' remarks:
 
diff --git a/2001/anonymous/try.me.sh b/2001/anonymous/try.me.sh
index 36f6f7ff3..fc509fca7 100755
--- a/2001/anonymous/try.me.sh
+++ b/2001/anonymous/try.me.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-make clobber all >/dev/null 2>&1
+make clobber alt all >/dev/null 2>&1
 
 
 TARGET="anonymous.ten"
@@ -27,5 +27,8 @@ if [[ -f "$TARGET" ]]; then
     diff -s ten.txt ten.bak.txt
 else
     echo "cannot compile anonymous.ten.c as 32-bit, sorry."
-    exit 1
+    echo "will run 64-bit version directly."
+    sleep 3
+    echo "$ ./$TARGET.64"
+    ./"$TARGET".64
 fi