diff --git a/package/base/gcc/gcc.conf b/package/base/gcc/gcc.conf
index f57961ca3..aa702efde 100644
--- a/package/base/gcc/gcc.conf
+++ b/package/base/gcc/gcc.conf
@@ -144,7 +144,9 @@ custmain() {
 	fi
 
 	# do not install gc headers
-	sed -i 's, install-includeHEADERS,,;' ../boehm-gc/include/Makefile.in
+	if [ "$xpkg" != "gcc2" ] ; then
+		sed -i 's, install-includeHEADERS,,;' ../boehm-gc/include/Makefile.in
+	fi
 
 	# In stage 1 everything is a little bit more complicated
 	#