--- a/arch/mips/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -586,6 +586,9 @@ core-$(CONFIG_TOSHIBA_RBTX4927)	+= arch/
 core-$(CONFIG_TOSHIBA_RBTX4938) += arch/mips/txx9/rbtx4938/
 core-$(CONFIG_TOSHIBA_RBTX4939) += arch/mips/txx9/rbtx4939/
 
+# temporary until string.h is fixed
+cflags-y += -ffreestanding
+
 cflags-y			+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-generic
 drivers-$(CONFIG_PCI)		+= arch/mips/pci/
 
