diff -urN linux-2.6.21.1.old/arch/mips/Makefile linux-2.6.21.1.dev/arch/mips/Makefile
--- linux-2.6.21.1.old/arch/mips/Makefile	2007-04-27 23:49:26.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.21.1.dev/arch/mips/Makefile	2007-05-26 20:49:09.358341256 +0200
@@ -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/