--- a/arch/mips/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -589,6 +589,9 @@
 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/