diff --git a/openpower/package/ppe42-toolchain-external/Config.in b/openpower/package/ppe42-toolchain-external/Config.in
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+config BR2_PACKAGE_PPE42_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL
+	bool "ppe42-toolchain-external"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_PPE42_TOOLCHAIN
+	help
+	  Use an external PPE42 toolchain
+
+if BR2_PACKAGE_PPE42_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL
+config BR2_PACKAGE_PROVIDES_PPE42_TOOLCHAIN
+	default "ppe42-toolchain-external"
+
+config BR2_PPE42_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_PATH
+	string "External PPE42 toolchain path"
+	help
+	  Pathname to where the external PPE42 toolchain is
+	  installed. The compiler is expected to be fully
+	  contained within the "sysroot/ppe42-toolchain"
+	  directory
+endif
diff --git a/openpower/package/ppe42-toolchain-external/ppe42-toolchain-external.mk b/openpower/package/ppe42-toolchain-external/ppe42-toolchain-external.mk
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+################################################################################
+#
+# ppe42-toolchain-external
+#
+################################################################################
+PPE42_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_REDISTRIBUTE = NO
+PPE42_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_SITE =
+PPE42_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_SOURCE =
+PPE42_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_PROVIDES = ppe42-toolchain
+PPE42_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_PATH = \
+	$(call qstrip,$(BR2_PPE42_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_PATH))/$(PPE42_TOOLCHAIN_DIR)
+
+define HOST_PPE42_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CONFIGURE_CMDS
+        test -e $(PPE42_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_PATH)
+endef
+
+define HOST_PPE42_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_INSTALL_CMDS
+        ln -snf $(PPE42_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_PATH) $(HOST_DIR)/$(PPE42_TOOLCHAIN_DIR)
+
+endef
+
+$(eval $(host-generic-package))
+