diff --git a/meta/packages/glibc/glibc-2.5/eabi_kernel_version_hack.patch b/meta/packages/glibc/glibc-2.5/eabi_kernel_version_hack.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a1af1a1563
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/packages/glibc/glibc-2.5/eabi_kernel_version_hack.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+---
+ ports/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/eabi/configure    |    2 +-
+ ports/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/eabi/configure.in |    2 +-
+ 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+Index: glibc-2.5/ports/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/eabi/configure
+===================================================================
+--- glibc-2.5.orig/ports/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/eabi/configure	2007-12-20 17:39:25.000000000 +0000
++++ glibc-2.5/ports/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/eabi/configure	2007-12-20 17:39:30.000000000 +0000
+@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+ # This file is generated from configure.in by Autoconf.  DO NOT EDIT!
+  # Local configure fragment for sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/eabi.
+ 
+-arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.14
++arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.10
+ libc_cv_gcc_unwind_find_fde=no
+Index: glibc-2.5/ports/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/eabi/configure.in
+===================================================================
+--- glibc-2.5.orig/ports/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/eabi/configure.in	2007-12-20 17:39:27.000000000 +0000
++++ glibc-2.5/ports/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/eabi/configure.in	2007-12-20 17:39:36.000000000 +0000
+@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+ GLIBC_PROVIDES dnl See aclocal.m4 in the top level source directory.
+ # Local configure fragment for sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/eabi.
+ 
+-arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.14
++arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.10
+ libc_cv_gcc_unwind_find_fde=no
diff --git a/meta/packages/glibc/glibc_2.5.bb b/meta/packages/glibc/glibc_2.5.bb
index e353840a12..b3d4f16143 100644
--- a/meta/packages/glibc/glibc_2.5.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/glibc/glibc_2.5.bb
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ SRC_URI = "ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/glibc/glibc-${PV}.tar.bz2 \
 #	   file://glibc-2.4-openat-3.patch;patch=1 \
 #	   file://fixup-aeabi-syscalls.patch;patch=1 \
 	   file://zecke-sane-readelf.patch;patch=1 \
+	   file://eabi_kernel_version_hack.patch;patch=1 \
 	   file://generic-bits_select.h \
 	   file://generic-bits_types.h \
 	   file://generic-bits_typesizes.h \