diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-4.6.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-4.6.inc
index 18e3df3b7b..d4609404e7 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-4.6.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-4.6.inc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require gcc-common.inc
 
-PR = "r15"
+PR = "r16"
 
 # Third digit in PV should be incremented after a minor release
 # happens from this branch on gcc e.g. currently its 4.6.0
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ SRC_URI = "svn://gcc.gnu.org/svn/gcc/branches;module=${BRANCH};proto=http \
 	   file://powerpc-e5500.patch \
            file://fix-for-ice-50099.patch \
 	   file://pr46934.patch \
+	   file://pr32219.patch \
 	  "
 
 SRC_URI_append_sh3  = " file://sh3-installfix-fixheaders.patch "
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-4.6/pr32219.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-4.6/pr32219.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e310080a30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-4.6/pr32219.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+Hi,
+
+As suggested by richi.
+regtested on i686-linux-gnu with all default languages and no regressions.
+Ok for trunk?
+
+gcc/ChangeLog
+2010-03-15  Bernhard Reutner-Fischer  <aldot@gcc.gnu.org>
+
+	PR target/32219
+	* varasm.c (default_binds_local_p_1): Weak data is not local.
+
+gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
+2010-03-15  Bernhard Reutner-Fischer  <aldot@gcc.gnu.org>
+
+	PR target/32219
+	* gcc.dg/visibility-21.c: New test.
+
+Signed-off-by: Bernhard Reutner-Fischer <rep.dot.nop@gmail.com>
+---
+ gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/visibility-21.c |   14 ++++++++++++++
+ gcc/varasm.c                         |    8 ++++----
+ 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
+ create mode 100644 gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/visibility-21.c
+
+Index: gcc-4_6-branch/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/visibility-21.c
+===================================================================
+--- /dev/null	1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
++++ gcc-4_6-branch/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/visibility-21.c	2011-10-18 17:11:33.224827436 -0700
+@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
++/* PR target/32219 */
++/* { dg-do run } */
++/* { dg-require-visibility "" } */
++/* { dg-options "-fPIC" { target fpic } } */
++
++extern void f() __attribute__((weak,visibility("hidden")));
++extern int puts( char const* );
++int main()
++{
++	if (f)
++		f();
++	return 0;
++}
++
+Index: gcc-4_6-branch/gcc/varasm.c
+===================================================================
+--- gcc-4_6-branch.orig/gcc/varasm.c	2011-09-16 19:58:21.000000000 -0700
++++ gcc-4_6-branch/gcc/varasm.c	2011-10-18 17:19:06.431074788 -0700
+@@ -6760,6 +6760,10 @@
+   /* Static variables are always local.  */
+   else if (! TREE_PUBLIC (exp))
+     local_p = true;
++  /* hidden weak can't be overridden by something non-local, all
++     that is possible is that it is not defined at all. */
++  else if (DECL_WEAK (exp))
++    local_p = false;
+   /* A variable is local if the user has said explicitly that it will
+      be.  */
+   else if ((DECL_VISIBILITY_SPECIFIED (exp)
+@@ -6773,11 +6777,6 @@
+      local.  */
+   else if (DECL_VISIBILITY (exp) != VISIBILITY_DEFAULT)
+     local_p = true;
+-  /* Default visibility weak data can be overridden by a strong symbol
+-     in another module and so are not local.  */
+-  else if (DECL_WEAK (exp)
+-	   && !resolved_locally)
+-    local_p = false;
+   /* If PIC, then assume that any global name can be overridden by
+      symbols resolved from other modules.  */
+   else if (shlib)