diff --git a/Kconfig b/Kconfig
index 58e0dbe6135..eb038a17425 100644
--- a/Kconfig
+++ b/Kconfig
@@ -15,15 +15,25 @@ config CROSS_COMPILE
 	default make runs in this kernel build directory.  You don't
 	need to set this unless you want the configured kernel build
 	directory to select the cross-compiler automatically.
-endmenu
 
 config MINIMAL_LIBC
 	bool
 	prompt "Build minimal c library"
 	default y
+	depends on !NEWLIB
 	help
 	Build integrated minimal c library.
 
+config TOOLCHAIN_NEWLIB
+	bool
+	prompt "Build with newlib c library"
+	depends on !MINIMAL_LIBC
+	default n
+	help
+	Build with newlib library. The newlib library is expected to be
+	part of the SDK in this case.
+endmenu
+
 menu "Debugging Options"
 
 config STDOUT_CONSOLE
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index df4259cc9d5..ed216bc0d5d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -630,6 +630,10 @@ libs-y := $(KLIBC_DIR)/
 TIMOINCLUDE += -I$(srctree)/lib/libc/minimal/include
 endif
 
+ifdef CONFIG_TOOLCHAIN_NEWLIB
+libs-y += lib/libc/newlib/
+endif
+
 #File that includes all prepare special embedded architecture targets.
 include $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.preparch
 sinclude $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.$(SRCARCH).preparch
diff --git a/lib/libc/Makefile b/lib/libc/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2e5063bfea3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/libc/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+libs-$(CONFIG_MINIMAL_LIBC) += minimal/
+libs-$(CONFIG_NEWLIB) += newlib/
diff --git a/lib/libc/newlib/Makefile b/lib/libc/newlib/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a4d561090b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/libc/newlib/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+lib-y := libc-hooks.o
diff --git a/lib/libc/newlib/libc-hooks.c b/lib/libc/newlib/libc-hooks.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4fd64b64ac6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/libc/newlib/libc-hooks.c
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+#define HEAP_SIZE 4096
+unsigned char heap[HEAP_SIZE];
+unsigned int heap_sz = 0;
+
+static int _stdout_hook_default(int c) {
+        (void)(c);  /* Prevent warning about unused argument */
+
+        return EOF;
+}
+
+static int (*_stdout_hook)(int) = _stdout_hook_default;
+
+void __stdout_hook_install(int (*hook)(int)) {
+        _stdout_hook = hook;
+}
+
+static unsigned char _stdin_hook_default(void) {
+        return 0;
+}
+
+static unsigned char (*_stdin_hook)(void) = _stdin_hook_default;
+
+void __stdin_hook_install(unsigned char (*hook)(void)) {
+        _stdin_hook = hook;
+}
+
+int read( int fd, char *buf, int nbytes) {
+	int i = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nbytes; i++) {
+		*(buf + i) = _stdin_hook();
+		if ((*(buf + i) == '\n') || (*(buf + i) == '\r')) {
+			i++;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	return (i);
+}
+
+int write(int fd, char *buf, int nbytes) {
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nbytes; i++) {
+		if (*(buf + i) == '\n') {
+			_stdout_hook ('\r');
+		}
+		_stdout_hook (*(buf + i));
+	}
+	return (nbytes);
+}
+
+int fstat( int fd, struct stat *buf) {
+	buf->st_mode = S_IFCHR;       /* Always pretend to be a tty */
+	buf->st_blksize = 0;
+
+	return (0);
+}
+
+int isatty(int file) {
+	return 1;
+}
+
+
+int kill(int i, int j) {
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int getpid() {
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int _fstat(int file, struct stat *st) {
+	st->st_mode = S_IFCHR;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+void exit(int status) {
+	write(1, "exit", 4);
+	while (1) {
+		;
+	}
+}
+
+int close(int file) {
+	return -1;
+}
+
+int lseek(int file, int ptr, int dir) {
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void *sbrk(int count) {
+	void *ptr = heap + heap_sz;
+	if ((heap_sz + count) <= HEAP_SIZE) {
+		heap_sz += count;
+		return ptr;
+	} else {
+		return (void *)-1;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.toolchain.xtools b/scripts/Makefile.toolchain.xtools
index fb651412537..42a7f8dc95d 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.toolchain.xtools
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.toolchain.xtools
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ CROSS_COMPILE_x86=${XTOOLS_TOOLCHAIN_PATH}/${CROSS_COMPILE_TARGET_x86}/bin/${CRO
 
 CROSS_COMPILE= $(CROSS_COMPILE_$(ARCH))
 
-TOOLCHAIN_LIBS = gcc
+TOOLCHAIN_LIBS = gcc c m
 
 export CROSS_COMPILE TOOLCHAIN_LIBS