diff -r 51160d293e1f -r d06a9462cc20 scripts/build/libc/glibc-eglibc.sh-common
--- a/scripts/build/libc/glibc-eglibc.sh-common	Mon Nov 19 15:20:13 2012 -0800
+++ b/scripts/build/libc/glibc-eglibc.sh-common	Wed Dec 26 13:34:55 2012 +0100
@@ -214,10 +214,8 @@
             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
+            # always include rpc, the user can still override it with TI-RPC
+            extra_config+=( --enable-obsolete-rpc )
             ;;
         glibc)
             # glibc can't be built without -O2 (reference needed!)