diff --git a/package/x86/grub/gcc40.patch b/package/x86/grub/gcc40.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aabc07800
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/x86/grub/gcc40.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+diff -dur grub-0.97/netboot/main.c src.grub.1130286324.30284.3996273791/grub-0.97/netboot/main.c
+--- grub-0.97/netboot/main.c	2004-05-21 00:19:33.000000000 +0200
++++ src.grub.1130286324.30284.3996273791/grub-0.97/netboot/main.c	2005-10-26 02:37:58.000000000 +0200
+@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@
+ 
+ static int vendorext_isvalid;
+ static unsigned long netmask;
+-static struct bootpd_t bootp_data;
++struct bootpd_t bootp_data;
+ static unsigned long xid;
+-static unsigned char *end_of_rfc1533 = NULL;
++unsigned char *end_of_rfc1533 = NULL;
+ 
+ #ifndef	NO_DHCP_SUPPORT
+ #endif /* NO_DHCP_SUPPORT */
+--- grub-0.97/netboot/natsemi.c	2003-07-09 13:45:38.000000000 +0200
++++ src.grub.1130288662.25040.1734126933/grub-0.97/netboot/natsemi.c	2005-10-26 03:18:03.000000000 +0200
+@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@
+ 		 const char  *p)     /* Packet */
+ {
+     u32 status, to, nstype;
+-    u32 tx_status;
++    volatile u32 tx_status;
+     
+     /* Stop the transmitter */
+     outl(TxOff, ioaddr + ChipCmd);
+@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@
+ 
+     to = currticks() + TX_TIMEOUT;
+ 
+-    while ((((volatile u32) tx_status=txd.cmdsts) & OWN) && (currticks() < to))
++    while (((tx_status=txd.cmdsts) & OWN) && (currticks() < to))
+         /* wait */ ;
+ 
+     if (currticks() >= to) {
+--- grub-0.97/netboot/sis900.c~	2003-07-09 13:45:38.000000000 +0200
++++ grub-0.97/netboot/sis900.c	2005-10-26 03:30:39.000000000 +0200
+@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@
+                 const char  *p)     /* Packet */
+ {
+     u32 status, to, nstype;
+-    u32 tx_status;
++    volatile u32 tx_status;
+     
+     /* Stop the transmitter */
+     outl(TxDIS, ioaddr + cr);
+@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@
+ 
+     to = currticks() + TX_TIMEOUT;
+ 
+-    while ((((volatile u32) tx_status=txd.cmdsts) & OWN) && (currticks() < to))
++    while (((tx_status=txd.cmdsts) & OWN) && (currticks() < to))
+         /* wait */ ;
+ 
+     if (currticks() >= to) {
diff --git a/package/x86/grub/grub.desc b/package/x86/grub/grub.desc
index d90926264..5426a922a 100644
--- a/package/x86/grub/grub.desc
+++ b/package/x86/grub/grub.desc
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@
 
 [L] GPL
 [S] Stable
-[V] 0.96
+[V] 0.97
 [P] X -?---5---9 203.900
 
-[D] 3292931770 grub-0.96.tar.gz ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/grub/
+[D] 3065767847 grub-0.97.tar.gz ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/grub/