diff --git a/src/system/libroot/posix/glibc/include/arch/ppc/stackinfo.h b/src/system/libroot/posix/glibc/include/arch/ppc/stackinfo.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a9a6745aaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/system/libroot/posix/glibc/include/arch/ppc/stackinfo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, write to the Free
+   Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
+   02111-1307 USA.  */
+
+/* This file contains a bit of information about the stack allocation
+   of the processor.  */
+
+#ifndef _STACKINFO_H
+#define _STACKINFO_H	1
+
+/* On x86 the stack grows down.  */
+#define _STACK_GROWS_DOWN	1
+
+#endif	/* stackinfo.h */
diff --git a/src/system/runtime_loader/Jamfile b/src/system/runtime_loader/Jamfile
index 9837993920..4be513abf9 100644
--- a/src/system/runtime_loader/Jamfile
+++ b/src/system/runtime_loader/Jamfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ UseHeaders $(TARGET_PRIVATE_KERNEL_HEADERS) : true ;
 # Don't let gcc inject built-in function code. This will cause dependencies
 # to libroot, which we don't link against.
 SubDirCcFlags -fno-builtin ;
-SubDirC++Flags -fno-builtin ;
+SubDirC++Flags -fno-builtin -fno-exceptions ;
 
 # needed for rld.so only
 StaticLibrary libruntime_loader.a :