diff --git a/openpower/package/occ/Config.in b/openpower/package/occ/Config.in
index b55a58a..1959cc0 100644
--- a/openpower/package/occ/Config.in
+++ b/openpower/package/occ/Config.in
@@ -48,5 +48,13 @@
 	default BR2_OCC_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE \
 		if BR2_OCC_CUSTOM_VERSION
 
+config BR2_OCC_USE_ALTERNATE_GCC
+	bool "use Alternate gcc to build occ"
+	default n
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_ALTERNATE_GCC
+	help
+	  Select to enable using an alternate version of gcc
+	  to build occ.
+
 endif
 
diff --git a/openpower/package/occ/occ.mk b/openpower/package/occ/occ.mk
index 7d8c582..61bce5b 100644
--- a/openpower/package/occ/occ.mk
+++ b/openpower/package/occ/occ.mk
@@ -18,18 +18,26 @@
 
 OCC_IMAGE_BIN_PATH = obj/image.bin
 
-OCC_DEPENDENCIES = host-binutils host-ppe42-toolchain
+OCC_DEPENDENCIES = host-ppe42-gcc
 ifeq ($(BR2_OCC_GPU_BIN_BUILD),y)
 	OCC_DEPENDENCIES += hostboot-binaries
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_OCC_USE_ALTERNATE_GCC),y)
+OCC_TARGET_CROSS = $(HOST_DIR)/alternate-toolchain/bin/$(GNU_TARGET_NAME)-
+OCC_DEPENDENCIES += host-alternate-gcc
+else
+OCC_TARGET_CROSS = $(TARGET_CROSS)
+OCC_DEPENDENCIES += host-binutils
+endif
+
 define OCC_BUILD_CMDS
 	if [ "$(BR2_OCC_GPU_BIN_BUILD)" == "y"  ]; then \
 	    cd $(@D)/src && \
-            make PPE_TOOL_PATH=$(PPE42_GCC_BIN) OCC_OP_BUILD=1 CROSS_PREFIX=$(TARGET_CROSS) LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(HOST_DIR)/usr/lib GPE1_BIN_IMAGE_PATH=$(STAGING_DIR)/hostboot_binaries/ OPOCC_GPU_SUPPORT=1 all; \
+            make PPE_TOOL_PATH=$(PPE42_GCC_BIN) OCC_OP_BUILD=1 CROSS_PREFIX=$(OCC_TARGET_CROSS) LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(HOST_DIR)/usr/lib GPE1_BIN_IMAGE_PATH=$(STAGING_DIR)/hostboot_binaries/ OPOCC_GPU_SUPPORT=1 all; \
 	else \
             cd $(@D)/src && \
-            make PPE_TOOL_PATH=$(PPE42_GCC_BIN) OCC_OP_BUILD=1 CROSS_PREFIX=$(TARGET_CROSS) LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(HOST_DIR)/usr/lib all; \
+            make PPE_TOOL_PATH=$(PPE42_GCC_BIN) OCC_OP_BUILD=1 CROSS_PREFIX=$(OCC_TARGET_CROSS) LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(HOST_DIR)/usr/lib all; \
 	fi;
 endef
 OCC_BUILD_CMDS ?= $(OCC_BUILD_CMDS_P9)