1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-initial.inc b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-initial.inc
index 2165bf22ce..e0675263ea 100644
--- a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-initial.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-initial.inc
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 DEPENDS = "virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}binutils"
-DEPENDS += "${@['virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}libc-initial',''][bb.data.getVar('TARGET_ARCH', d, 1) in ['arm', 'armeb', 'mips', 'mipsel']]}"
+# @todo Please add comment on why this is (still?) needed?
+DEPENDS += "${@['virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}libc-initial',''][bb.data.getVar('TARGET_ARCH', d, 1) in ['arm', 'armeb', 'mips', 'mipsel', 'powerpc']]}"
 PROVIDES = "virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}gcc-initial"
 PACKAGES = ""
 
 # This is intended to be a -very- basic config
+# sysroot is needed in case we use libc-initial
 EXTRA_OECONF = "--with-local-prefix=${STAGING_DIR_TARGET}${layout_prefix} \
                 --with-newlib \
                 --disable-shared \
@@ -13,6 +15,8 @@ EXTRA_OECONF = "--with-local-prefix=${STAGING_DIR_TARGET}${layout_prefix} \
                 --enable-languages=c \
                 --enable-target-optspace \
                 --program-prefix=${TARGET_PREFIX} \
+                --with-sysroot=${STAGING_DIR_TARGET} \
+                --with-build-sysroot=${STAGING_DIR_TARGET} \
                 ${@get_gcc_fpu_setting(bb, d)}"
 
 do_stage_prepend () {