diff --git a/package/base-files/Makefile b/package/base-files/Makefile
index 086dd32bd8..bf8d30d7b7 100644
--- a/package/base-files/Makefile
+++ b/package/base-files/Makefile
@@ -328,7 +328,9 @@ LIBGCC_A=$(wildcard $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/lib/gcc/*/*/libgcc_pic.a)
 LIBGCC_MAP=$(wildcard $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/lib/gcc/*/*/libgcc.map)
 LIBGCC_SO=$(wildcard $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/lib/libgcc_s.so.*)
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_EXTERNAL_TOOLCHAIN),)
-  BUILD_LIBGCC:=$(if $(CONFIG_avr32)$(CONFIG_m68k)$(CONFIG_powerpc),,$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/libgcc_s.so.*)
+  ifneq ($(CONFIG_GCC_VERSION_LINARO),)
+    BUILD_LIBGCC:=$(if $(CONFIG_avr32)$(CONFIG_m68k)$(CONFIG_powerpc),,$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/libgcc_s.so.*)
+  endif
 endif
 
 ifneq ($(BUILD_LIBGCC),)