--- linux-2.6.17/arch/mips/Makefile	2006-06-19 15:12:09.000000000 -0700
+++ linux-2.6.17/arch/mips/Makefile	2006-06-19 15:11:59.000000000 -0700
@@ -602,6 +602,9 @@
 core-$(CONFIG_TOSHIBA_RBTX4938) += arch/mips/tx4938/common/
 load-$(CONFIG_TOSHIBA_RBTX4938) += 0xffffffff80100000
 
+# temporary until string.h is fixed
+cflags-y += -ffreestanding
+
 cflags-y			+= -Iinclude/asm-mips/mach-generic
 drivers-$(CONFIG_PCI)		+= arch/mips/pci/
 
