--- crossdev.origi	2012-02-15 11:06:17.705573408 -0800
+++ crossdev	2012-02-16 10:33:55.277696526 -0800
@@ -766,9 +766,15 @@
 
 	[[ ${pkg} == "[none]" ]] && return 0
 
+       case ${CTARGET} in
+               # avr requires multilib, that provides
+               # libgcc for all sub-architectures #378387
+               avr*)      set_use_force ${pkg} multilib;;
+               *)        set_use_force ${pkg} -multilib;;
+       esac
+
 	set_keywords ${pkg} ${ver}
 	set_use ${pkg} ${use}
-	set_use_force ${pkg} -multilib
 	set_use_mask ${pkg} -multilib
 	set_links ${cat} ${pkg} "${ovl}"
 	set_env ${pkg} "${env}"