diff --git a/bootstrap-prefix.sh b/bootstrap-prefix.sh
index 1c6c42d..7998587 100755
--- a/bootstrap-prefix.sh
+++ b/bootstrap-prefix.sh
@@ -493,6 +493,17 @@ bootstrap_setup() {
 	>=sys-devel/gcc-11
 	EOF
 
+	# bug #824482 avoid glibc-2.34
+	if is-rap; then
+		if ! [ -d "${ROOT}"/etc/portage/package.mask ]; then
+			mkdir "${ROOT}"/etc/portage/package.mask
+		fi
+		cat >> "${ROOT}"/etc/portage/package.mask/glibc <<-EOF
+		# bug #824482 avoid glibc-2.34
+		~sys-libs/glibc-2.34
+		EOF
+	fi
+
 	# Use package.use to disable in the portage tree to be shared between
 	# stage2 and stage3. The hack will be undone during tree sync in stage3.
 	cat >> "${ROOT}"/etc/portage/make.profile/package.use <<-EOF