diff --git a/openpower/package/hostboot/Config.in b/openpower/package/hostboot/Config.in
index be08096..bbb7281 100644
--- a/openpower/package/hostboot/Config.in
+++ b/openpower/package/hostboot/Config.in
@@ -35,5 +35,13 @@
         help
             String used to define hw specific make config file
 
-endif
 
+config BR2_HOSTBOOT_USE_ALTERNATE_GCC
+		bool "use Alternate GCC to build hostboot"
+		default n
+		select BR2_PACKAGE_ALTERNATE_GCC
+		help
+		  Select to enable using an alternate version of GCC
+		  to build hostboot.
+
+endif