Index: linux-2.6.21.7/arch/mips/Makefile
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--- linux-2.6.21.7.orig/arch/mips/Makefile
+++ linux-2.6.21.7/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -605,6 +605,9 @@ core-$(CONFIG_TOSHIBA_RBTX4938) += arch/
 core-$(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/
 
