diff -r 17cdb10b1675 -r 75c2df0f7a12 scripts/build/libc/glibc-eglibc.sh-common
--- a/scripts/build/libc/glibc-eglibc.sh-common	Mon Oct 22 03:32:28 2012 +0000
+++ b/scripts/build/libc/glibc-eglibc.sh-common	Fri Nov 02 04:04:04 2012 +0000
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@
             else
                 OPTIMIZE=-O2
             fi
+            if [ "${CT_LIBC_EGLIBC_2_16_or_later}" = "y" ]; then
+                # always include rpc, the user can still override it with TI-RPC
+                extra_config+=( --enable-obsolete-rpc )
+            fi
             ;;
         glibc)
             # glibc can't be built without -O2 (reference needed!)