Index: release/arm/release.sh
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--- release/arm/release.sh
+++ release/arm/release.sh
@@ -127,6 +127,12 @@
 			BATCH=1 FORCE_PKG_REGISTER=1 install clean distclean
 	done
 
+	# Certain u-boot versions hardcode the use of a host gcc, and gcc's
+	# build relies on having gperf installed.
+	eval chroot ${CHROOTDIR} make -C /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/gperf \
+		WITH_GCC=1 ${WORLD_FLAGS} -j1 obj depend all
+	eval chroot ${CHROOTDIR} make -C /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/gperf \
+		WITH_GCC=1 ${WORLD_FLAGS} -j1 install
 	eval chroot ${CHROOTDIR} make -C /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/cc \
 		WITH_GCC=1 ${WORLD_FLAGS} -j1 obj depend all install