diff --git a/tools/sdcc/patches/100-workaround-gcc-4.6.2-hang.patch b/tools/sdcc/patches/100-workaround-gcc-4.6.2-hang.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..71db14f81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/sdcc/patches/100-workaround-gcc-4.6.2-hang.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+--- a/src/SDCCicode.c
++++ b/src/SDCCicode.c
+@@ -1130,6 +1130,9 @@ iCode *getBuiltinParms (iCode *ic, int *
+     return ic;
+ }
+ 
++#pragma GCC push_options
++#pragma GCC optimize ("O0")
++
+ /*-----------------------------------------------------------------*/
+ /* operandOperation - performs operations on operands             */
+ /*-----------------------------------------------------------------*/
+@@ -1405,6 +1408,7 @@ operandOperation (operand * left, operan
+ 
+   return retval;
+ }
++#pragma GCC pop_options
+ 
+ 
+ /*-----------------------------------------------------------------*/