-# -mregparm=3 works ok on gcc-3.0 and later
-#
-cflags-$(CONFIG_REGPARM) += $(shell if [ $(call cc-version) -ge 0300 ] ; then \
- echo "-mregparm=3"; fi ;)
+cflags-$(CONFIG_REGPARM) += -mregparm=3
+
+# temporary until string.h is fixed
+cflags-y += -ffreestanding