1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
index 6524c6e21896..68455ddb63b7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -234,10 +234,11 @@ archprepare: checkbin
 # Use the file '.tmp_gas_check' for binutils tests, as gas won't output
 # to stdout and these checks are run even on install targets.
 TOUT    := .tmp_gas_check
-# Ensure this is binutils 2.12.1 (or 2.12.90.0.7) or later for altivec
-# instructions.
-# gcc-3.4 and binutils-2.14 are a fatal combination.
 
+# Check gcc and binutils versions:
+# - gcc-3.4 and binutils-2.14 are a fatal combination
+# - Require gcc 4.0 or above on 64-bit
+# - gcc-4.2.0 has issues compiling modules on 64-bit
 checkbin:
         @if test "$(call cc-version)" = "0304" ; then \
                 if ! /bin/echo mftb 5 | $(AS) -v -mppc -many -o $(TOUT) >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then \
@@ -247,6 +248,12 @@ checkbin:
                         false; \
                 fi ; \
         fi
+        @if test "$(call cc-version)" -lt "0400" \
+            && test "x${CONFIG_PPC64}" = "xy" ; then \
+                echo -n "Sorry, GCC v4.0 or above is required to build " ; \
+                echo "the 64-bit powerpc kernel." ; \
+                false ; \
+        fi
         @if test "$(call cc-fullversion)" = "040200" \
             && test "x${CONFIG_MODULES}${CONFIG_PPC64}" = "xyy" ; then \
                 echo -n '*** GCC-4.2.0 cannot compile the 64-bit powerpc ' ; \