--- a/arch/mips/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -577,6 +577,9 @@
 #
 core-$(CONFIG_TOSHIBA_RBTX4938) += arch/mips/txx9/rbtx4938/
 
+# temporary until string.h is fixed
+cflags-y += -ffreestanding
+
 cflags-y			+= -Iinclude/asm-mips/mach-generic
 drivers-$(CONFIG_PCI)		+= arch/mips/pci/
 
