--- a/arch/mips/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -609,6 +609,9 @@ 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/