diff --git a/base/gcc/gcc.conf b/base/gcc/gcc.conf
index 57689f442..5cc85e261 100644
--- a/base/gcc/gcc.conf
+++ b/base/gcc/gcc.conf
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ if atstage toolchain; then
 	var_append confopt " " "--disable-libssp"
 	var_append confopt " " "--disable-libgomp"
 	var_append confopt " " "--disable-libquadmath"
+	var_append confopt " " "--disable-libitm"
 
 	# use the native libraries we build in the toolchain directory
 	export LDFLAGS="-Wl,-rpath,${root}${libdir}"