diff --git a/openpower/package/ppe42-gcc/Config.in b/openpower/package/ppe42-gcc/Config.in
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+++ b/openpower/package/ppe42-gcc/Config.in
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+config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_PPE42_GCC
+        bool "ppe42-gcc"
+        default y if (BR2_OPENPOWER_PLATFORM && BR2_powerpc_power9)
+        select BR2_CPP
+        help
+            Project to build the PPE42 gcc
diff --git a/openpower/package/ppe42-gcc/ppe42-gcc.mk b/openpower/package/ppe42-gcc/ppe42-gcc.mk
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+################################################################################
+#
+# ppe42-gcc
+#
+################################################################################
+
+PPE42_GCC_VERSION ?= 246277a8513f622a65f97cb59e3079fc8834a913
+PPE42_GCC_SITE ?= $(call github,open-power,ppe42-gcc,$(PPE42_GCC_VERSION))
+PPE42_GCC_LICENSE = GPLv3+
+
+PPE42_GCC_DEPENDENCIES = ppe42-binutils
+
+PPE42_GCC_DIR = $(STAGING_DIR)/ppe42-binutils
+PPE42_GCC_BIN = $(STAGING_DIR)/ppe42-binutils/linux
+
+define HOST_PPE42_GCC_BUILD_CMDS
+        cd $(@D) && \
+        ./configure --prefix=$(PPE42_GCC_DIR) \
+                    --exec-prefix=$(PPE42_GCC_BIN) \
+					--target=powerpc-eabi \
+					--without-headers \
+					--with-newlib \
+					--with-gnu-as \
+					--with-gnu-ld \
+					--with-gmp=$(HOST_DIR)/usr \
+					--with-mpfr=$(HOST_DIR)/usr \
+					&& \
+        make configure-host && \
+        make all-gcc
+endef
+
+define HOST_PPE42_GCC_INSTALL_CMDS
+        bash -c 'cd $(@D) && make install-gcc'
+endef
+
+$(eval $(host-generic-package))