--- /dev/null
+--- a/arch/mips/Makefile
++++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
+@@ -602,6 +602,9 @@ else
+ load-$(CONFIG_CPU_CAVIUM_OCTEON) += 0xffffffff81100000
+ endif
+
++# temporary until string.h is fixed
++cflags-y += -ffreestanding
++
+ cflags-y += -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-generic
+ drivers-$(CONFIG_PCI) += arch/mips/pci/
+