diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/build b/packages/sysutils/busybox/build
index 4f648edaac..810c205363 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/build
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/build
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ fi
 # busybox fails building with LTO support on gcc-4.6
   strip_lto
 
+# fails to build with gcc-4.6.1 (ggc bug #49716
+  CFLAGS=`echo $CFLAGS | sed -e "s|-ftree-loop-distribution||"`
+  CFLAGS=`echo $CFLAGS | sed -e "s|-floop-interchange||"`
+  CFLAGS=`echo $CFLAGS | sed -e "s|-floop-strip-mine||"`
+  CFLAGS=`echo $CFLAGS | sed -e "s|-floop-block||"`
+  CFLAGS=`echo $CFLAGS | sed -e "s|-fgraphite-identity||"`
+
 # optimize for size
   CFLAGS=`echo $CFLAGS | sed -e "s|-Ofast|-Os|"`
   CFLAGS=`echo $CFLAGS | sed -e "s|-O.|-Os|"`