diff --git a/srcpkgs/cross-aarch64-linux-gnu/files/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch b/srcpkgs/cross-aarch64-linux-gnu/files/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..e29658aac5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/cross-aarch64-linux-gnu/files/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../gcc/patches/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cross-aarch64-linux-gnu/template b/srcpkgs/cross-aarch64-linux-gnu/template
index 5921456060..f4f2fb518a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cross-aarch64-linux-gnu/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cross-aarch64-linux-gnu/template
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ _gcc_bootstrap() {
 
 	cd ${wrksrc}/gcc-${_gcc_version}
 	_apply_patch -p0 ${FILESDIR}/fix-cxxflags-passing.patch
+	_apply_patch -p0 ${FILESDIR}/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch
 
 	msg_normal "Building cross gcc bootstrap\n"
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cross-aarch64-linux-musl/files/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch b/srcpkgs/cross-aarch64-linux-musl/files/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..e29658aac5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/cross-aarch64-linux-musl/files/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../gcc/patches/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cross-aarch64-linux-musl/template b/srcpkgs/cross-aarch64-linux-musl/template
index 8dba1d564e..5ce33afe37 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cross-aarch64-linux-musl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cross-aarch64-linux-musl/template
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ _gcc_bootstrap() {
 
 	cd ${wrksrc}/gcc-${_gcc_version}
 	_apply_patch -p0 ${FILESDIR}/fix-cxxflags-passing.patch
+	_apply_patch -p0 ${FILESDIR}/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch
 	_apply_patch -p0 ${FILESDIR}/musl-ada.patch
 	_apply_patch -p1 ${FILESDIR}/libgnarl-musl.patch
 	_apply_patch -p1 ${FILESDIR}/libssp-musl.patch
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64-linux-gnu/files/ppc64-pure64.patch b/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64-linux-gnu/files/ppc64-pure64.patch
deleted file mode 120000
index 80073669ef..0000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64-linux-gnu/files/ppc64-pure64.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../gcc/patches/ppc64-pure64.patch
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64-linux-gnu/files/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch b/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64-linux-gnu/files/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..e29658aac5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64-linux-gnu/files/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../gcc/patches/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64-linux-gnu/template b/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64-linux-gnu/template
index 471e0c9865..7f5394c880 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64-linux-gnu/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64-linux-gnu/template
@@ -93,9 +93,7 @@ _gcc_bootstrap() {
 	cd ${wrksrc}/gcc-${_gcc_version}
 	_apply_patch -p0 ${FILESDIR}/fix-cxxflags-passing.patch
 	_apply_patch -p0 ${FILESDIR}/libgcc-ibm128-no-tag.patch
-	_apply_patch -p0 ${FILESDIR}/ppc64-pure64.patch
-
-	sed -i 's/lib64/lib/' gcc/config/rs6000/linux64.h
+	_apply_patch -p0 ${FILESDIR}/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch
 
 	msg_normal "Building cross gcc bootstrap\n"
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64-linux-musl/files/ppc64-pure64.patch b/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64-linux-musl/files/ppc64-pure64.patch
deleted file mode 120000
index 80073669ef..0000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64-linux-musl/files/ppc64-pure64.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../gcc/patches/ppc64-pure64.patch
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64-linux-musl/files/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch b/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64-linux-musl/files/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..e29658aac5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64-linux-musl/files/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../gcc/patches/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64-linux-musl/template b/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64-linux-musl/template
index 3d92c564e2..ed9adc5861 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64-linux-musl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64-linux-musl/template
@@ -93,15 +93,13 @@ _gcc_bootstrap() {
 	_apply_patch -p0 ${FILESDIR}/fix-cxxflags-passing.patch
 	_apply_patch -p0 ${FILESDIR}/0010-ldbl128-config.patch
 	_apply_patch -p0 ${FILESDIR}/libgcc-ibm128-no-tag.patch
-	_apply_patch -p0 ${FILESDIR}/ppc64-pure64.patch
+	_apply_patch -p0 ${FILESDIR}/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch
 	_apply_patch -p0 ${FILESDIR}/musl-ada.patch
 	_apply_patch -p1 ${FILESDIR}/libgnarl-musl.patch
 	_apply_patch -p1 ${FILESDIR}/libssp-musl.patch
 	_apply_patch -p0 ${FILESDIR}/invalid_tls_model.patch
 	_apply_patch -p0 ${FILESDIR}/gccgo-musl.patch
 
-	sed -i 's/lib64/lib/' gcc/config/rs6000/linux64.h
-
 	msg_normal "Building cross gcc bootstrap\n"
 
 	[ ! -d ../gcc-bootstrap ] && mkdir ../gcc-bootstrap
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64le-linux-gnu/files/ppc64-pure64.patch b/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64le-linux-gnu/files/ppc64-pure64.patch
deleted file mode 120000
index 80073669ef..0000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64le-linux-gnu/files/ppc64-pure64.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../gcc/patches/ppc64-pure64.patch
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64le-linux-gnu/files/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch b/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64le-linux-gnu/files/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..e29658aac5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64le-linux-gnu/files/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../gcc/patches/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64le-linux-gnu/template b/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64le-linux-gnu/template
index c8803a6970..b7e17774db 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64le-linux-gnu/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64le-linux-gnu/template
@@ -93,9 +93,7 @@ _gcc_bootstrap() {
 	cd ${wrksrc}/gcc-${_gcc_version}
 	_apply_patch -p0 ${FILESDIR}/fix-cxxflags-passing.patch
 	_apply_patch -p0 ${FILESDIR}/libgcc-ibm128-no-tag.patch
-	_apply_patch -p0 ${FILESDIR}/ppc64-pure64.patch
-
-	sed -i 's/lib64/lib/' gcc/config/rs6000/linux64.h
+	_apply_patch -p0 ${FILESDIR}/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch
 
 	msg_normal "Building cross gcc bootstrap\n"
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64le-linux-musl/files/ppc64-pure64.patch b/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64le-linux-musl/files/ppc64-pure64.patch
deleted file mode 120000
index 80073669ef..0000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64le-linux-musl/files/ppc64-pure64.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../gcc/patches/ppc64-pure64.patch
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64le-linux-musl/files/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch b/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64le-linux-musl/files/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..e29658aac5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64le-linux-musl/files/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../gcc/patches/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64le-linux-musl/template b/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64le-linux-musl/template
index 810bc01192..d2199de88a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64le-linux-musl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc64le-linux-musl/template
@@ -93,15 +93,13 @@ _gcc_bootstrap() {
 	_apply_patch -p0 ${FILESDIR}/fix-cxxflags-passing.patch
 	_apply_patch -p0 ${FILESDIR}/0010-ldbl128-config.patch
 	_apply_patch -p0 ${FILESDIR}/libgcc-ibm128-no-tag.patch
-	_apply_patch -p0 ${FILESDIR}/ppc64-pure64.patch
+	_apply_patch -p0 ${FILESDIR}/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch
 	_apply_patch -p0 ${FILESDIR}/musl-ada.patch
 	_apply_patch -p1 ${FILESDIR}/libgnarl-musl.patch
 	_apply_patch -p1 ${FILESDIR}/libssp-musl.patch
 	_apply_patch -p0 ${FILESDIR}/invalid_tls_model.patch
 	_apply_patch -p0 ${FILESDIR}/gccgo-musl.patch
 
-	sed -i 's/lib64/lib/' gcc/config/rs6000/linux64.h
-
 	msg_normal "Building cross gcc bootstrap\n"
 
 	[ ! -d ../gcc-bootstrap ] && mkdir ../gcc-bootstrap
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cross-x86_64-linux-gnu/files/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch b/srcpkgs/cross-x86_64-linux-gnu/files/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..e29658aac5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/cross-x86_64-linux-gnu/files/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../gcc/patches/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cross-x86_64-linux-gnu/template b/srcpkgs/cross-x86_64-linux-gnu/template
index 5bfbef24a2..7d49328e8e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cross-x86_64-linux-gnu/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cross-x86_64-linux-gnu/template
@@ -92,9 +92,7 @@ _gcc_bootstrap() {
 
 	cd ${wrksrc}/gcc-${_gcc_version}
 	_apply_patch -p0 ${FILESDIR}/fix-cxxflags-passing.patch
-
-	sed -i '/m64=/s/lib64/lib/' gcc/config/i386/t-linux64
-	sed -i 's/lib64/lib/' gcc/config/i386/linux64.h
+	_apply_patch -p0 ${FILESDIR}/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch
 
 	msg_normal "Building cross gcc bootstrap\n"
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cross-x86_64-linux-musl/files/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch b/srcpkgs/cross-x86_64-linux-musl/files/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..e29658aac5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/cross-x86_64-linux-musl/files/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../gcc/patches/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cross-x86_64-linux-musl/template b/srcpkgs/cross-x86_64-linux-musl/template
index 8ccf71beeb..96e6c7feb7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cross-x86_64-linux-musl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cross-x86_64-linux-musl/template
@@ -93,15 +93,13 @@ _gcc_bootstrap() {
 
 	cd ${wrksrc}/gcc-${_gcc_version}
 	_apply_patch -p0 ${FILESDIR}/fix-cxxflags-passing.patch
+	_apply_patch -p0 ${FILESDIR}/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch
 	_apply_patch -p0 ${FILESDIR}/musl-ada.patch
 	_apply_patch -p1 ${FILESDIR}/libgnarl-musl.patch
 	_apply_patch -p1 ${FILESDIR}/libssp-musl.patch
 	_apply_patch -p0 ${FILESDIR}/invalid_tls_model.patch
 	_apply_patch -p0 ${FILESDIR}/gccgo-musl.patch
 
-	sed -i '/m64=/s/lib64/lib/' gcc/config/i386/t-linux64
-	sed -i 's/lib64/lib/' gcc/config/i386/linux64.h
-
 	msg_normal "Building cross gcc bootstrap\n"
 
 	[ ! -d ../gcc-bootstrap ] && mkdir ../gcc-bootstrap
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gcc/patches/ppc64-pure64.patch b/srcpkgs/gcc/patches/ppc64-pure64.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ab0f8ee08..0000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/gcc/patches/ppc64-pure64.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
---- gcc/config/rs6000/t-linux
-+++ gcc/config/rs6000/t-linux
-@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
- # or soft-float.
- ifeq (,$(filter $(with_cpu),$(SOFT_FLOAT_CPUS))$(findstring soft,$(with_float)))
- ifneq (,$(findstring powerpc64,$(target)))
--MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES := .=../lib64$(call if_multiarch,:powerpc64-linux-gnu)
-+MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES := m64=../lib
-+MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES += m32=../lib32
- else
- ifneq (,$(findstring spe,$(target)))
- MULTIARCH_DIRNAME := powerpc-linux-gnuspe$(if $(findstring 8548,$(with_cpu)),,v1)
-@@ -14,7 +15,8 @@
- MULTIARCH_DIRNAME := $(subst -linux,le-linux,$(MULTIARCH_DIRNAME))
- endif
- ifneq (,$(findstring powerpc64le,$(target)))
--MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES := $(subst -linux,le-linux,$(MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES))
-+MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES := m64=../lib
-+MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES += m32=../lib32
- endif
- endif
- 
---- gcc/config/rs6000/t-linux64
-+++ gcc/config/rs6000/t-linux64
-@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
- MULTILIB_OPTIONS    := m64/m32
- MULTILIB_DIRNAMES   := 64 32
- MULTILIB_EXTRA_OPTS := 
--MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES := m64=../lib64$(call if_multiarch,:powerpc64-linux-gnu)
--MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES += m32=$(if $(wildcard $(shell echo $(SYSTEM_HEADER_DIR))/../../usr/lib32),../lib32,../lib)$(call if_multiarch,:powerpc-linux-gnu)
-+MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES := m64=../lib
-+MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES += m32=../lib32
- 
- rs6000-linux.o: $(srcdir)/config/rs6000/rs6000-linux.c
- 	$(COMPILE) $<
---- gcc/config/rs6000/t-linux64bele
-+++ gcc/config/rs6000/t-linux64bele
-@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
- 
- MULTILIB_OPTIONS    += mlittle
- MULTILIB_DIRNAMES   += le
--MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES += $(subst =,.mlittle=,$(subst lible32,lib32le,$(subst lible64,lib64le,$(subst lib,lible,$(subst -linux,le-linux,$(MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES))))))
--MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES += $(subst $(if $(findstring 64,$(target)),m64,m32).,,$(filter $(if $(findstring 64,$(target)),m64,m32).mlittle%,$(MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES)))
-+MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES = m64=../lib
-+MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES+= m32=../lib32
- MULTILIB_MATCHES    := ${MULTILIB_MATCHES_ENDIAN}
---- gcc/config/rs6000/t-linux64lebe
-+++ gcc/config/rs6000/t-linux64lebe
-@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
- 
- MULTILIB_OPTIONS    += mbig
- MULTILIB_DIRNAMES   += be
--MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES += $(subst =,.mbig=,$(subst libbe32,lib32be,$(subst libbe64,lib64be,$(subst lib,libbe,$(subst le-linux,-linux,$(MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES))))))
--MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES += $(subst $(if $(findstring 64,$(target)),m64,m32).,,$(filter $(if $(findstring 64,$(target)),m64,m32).mbig%,$(MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES)))
-+MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES := m64=../lib
-+MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES += m32=../lib32
- MULTILIB_MATCHES    := ${MULTILIB_MATCHES_ENDIAN}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gcc/patches/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch b/srcpkgs/gcc/patches/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3602de66e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/gcc/patches/use-pure-64bit-configs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+From e0453ba5a738647f84a6dac9d8551fe8dbfdbece Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Daniel Kolesa <daniel@octaforge.org>
+Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2020 03:58:09 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] use pure 64-bit config
+
+avoid using lib64 dirs
+
+when adding a new platform, expand this patch
+---
+ gcc/config/aarch64/t-aarch64-linux | 2 +-
+ gcc/config/i386/linux64.h          | 2 +-
+ gcc/config/i386/t-linux64          | 4 ++--
+ gcc/config/mips/linux.h            | 4 ++--
+ gcc/config/mips/mips.h             | 8 ++++----
+ gcc/config/mips/t-linux64          | 6 +++---
+ gcc/config/rs6000/linux64.h        | 8 ++++----
+ gcc/config/rs6000/t-linux          | 6 ++++--
+ gcc/config/rs6000/t-linux64        | 4 ++--
+ gcc/config/rs6000/t-linux64bele    | 4 ++--
+ gcc/config/rs6000/t-linux64lebe    | 4 ++--
+ gcc/config/s390/t-linux64          | 4 ++--
+ 12 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git gcc/config/aarch64/t-aarch64-linux gcc/config/aarch64/t-aarch64-linux
+index 5ad670ba2..e10d58a6c 100644
+--- gcc/config/aarch64/t-aarch64-linux
++++ gcc/config/aarch64/t-aarch64-linux
+@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ LIB1ASMSRC   = aarch64/lib1funcs.asm
+ LIB1ASMFUNCS = _aarch64_sync_cache_range
+ 
+ AARCH_BE = $(if $(findstring TARGET_BIG_ENDIAN_DEFAULT=1, $(tm_defines)),_be)
+-MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES = mabi.lp64=../lib64$(call if_multiarch,:aarch64$(AARCH_BE)-linux-gnu)
++MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES = mabi.lp64=../lib
+ MULTIARCH_DIRNAME = $(call if_multiarch,aarch64$(AARCH_BE)-linux-gnu)
+ 
+ MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES += mabi.ilp32=../libilp32$(call if_multiarch,:aarch64$(AARCH_BE)-linux-gnu_ilp32)
+diff --git gcc/config/i386/linux64.h gcc/config/i386/linux64.h
+index c08221c42..6f18c0214 100644
+--- gcc/config/i386/linux64.h
++++ gcc/config/i386/linux64.h
+@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ see the files COPYING3 and COPYING.RUNTIME respectively.  If not, see
+ #define GNU_USER_LINK_EMULATIONX32 "elf32_x86_64"
+ 
+ #define GLIBC_DYNAMIC_LINKER32 "/lib/ld-linux.so.2"
+-#define GLIBC_DYNAMIC_LINKER64 "/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2"
++#define GLIBC_DYNAMIC_LINKER64 "/lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2"
+ #define GLIBC_DYNAMIC_LINKERX32 "/libx32/ld-linux-x32.so.2"
+ 
+ #undef MUSL_DYNAMIC_LINKER32
+diff --git gcc/config/i386/t-linux64 gcc/config/i386/t-linux64
+index c686ab2f0..89c183019 100644
+--- gcc/config/i386/t-linux64
++++ gcc/config/i386/t-linux64
+@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@
+ comma=,
+ MULTILIB_OPTIONS    = $(subst $(comma),/,$(TM_MULTILIB_CONFIG))
+ MULTILIB_DIRNAMES   = $(patsubst m%, %, $(subst /, ,$(MULTILIB_OPTIONS)))
+-MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES = m64=../lib64$(call if_multiarch,:x86_64-linux-gnu)
+-MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES+= m32=$(if $(wildcard $(shell echo $(SYSTEM_HEADER_DIR))/../../usr/lib32),../lib32,../lib)$(call if_multiarch,:i386-linux-gnu)
++MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES = m64=../lib
++MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES+= m32=../lib32
+ MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES+= mx32=../libx32$(call if_multiarch,:x86_64-linux-gnux32)
+diff --git gcc/config/mips/linux.h gcc/config/mips/linux.h
+index 6f79ac9c0..bddfacd84 100644
+--- gcc/config/mips/linux.h
++++ gcc/config/mips/linux.h
+@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ along with GCC; see the file COPYING3.  If not see
+ #define GLIBC_DYNAMIC_LINKER32 \
+   "%{mnan=2008:/lib/ld-linux-mipsn8.so.1;:/lib/ld.so.1}"
+ #define GLIBC_DYNAMIC_LINKER64 \
+-  "%{mnan=2008:/lib64/ld-linux-mipsn8.so.1;:/lib64/ld.so.1}"
++  "%{mnan=2008:/lib/ld-linux-mipsn8.so.1;:/lib/ld.so.1}"
+ #define GLIBC_DYNAMIC_LINKERN32 \
+-  "%{mnan=2008:/lib32/ld-linux-mipsn8.so.1;:/lib32/ld.so.1}"
++  "%{mnan=2008:/lib/ld-linux-mipsn8.so.1;:/lib/ld.so.1}"
+ 
+ #undef UCLIBC_DYNAMIC_LINKER32
+ #define UCLIBC_DYNAMIC_LINKER32 \
+diff --git gcc/config/mips/mips.h gcc/config/mips/mips.h
+index 953d82e85..3f09f21bc 100644
+--- gcc/config/mips/mips.h
++++ gcc/config/mips/mips.h
+@@ -3447,11 +3447,11 @@ struct GTY(())  machine_function {
+ /* If we are *not* using multilibs and the default ABI is not ABI_32 we
+    need to change these from /lib and /usr/lib.  */
+ #if MIPS_ABI_DEFAULT == ABI_N32
+-#define STANDARD_STARTFILE_PREFIX_1 "/lib32/"
+-#define STANDARD_STARTFILE_PREFIX_2 "/usr/lib32/"
++#define STANDARD_STARTFILE_PREFIX_1 "/lib/"
++#define STANDARD_STARTFILE_PREFIX_2 "/usr/lib/"
+ #elif MIPS_ABI_DEFAULT == ABI_64
+-#define STANDARD_STARTFILE_PREFIX_1 "/lib64/"
+-#define STANDARD_STARTFILE_PREFIX_2 "/usr/lib64/"
++#define STANDARD_STARTFILE_PREFIX_1 "/lib/"
++#define STANDARD_STARTFILE_PREFIX_2 "/usr/lib/"
+ #endif
+ 
+ /* Load store bonding is not supported by micromips and fix_24k.  The
+diff --git gcc/config/mips/t-linux64 gcc/config/mips/t-linux64
+index 3a2ff700d..3b253aeb9 100644
+--- gcc/config/mips/t-linux64
++++ gcc/config/mips/t-linux64
+@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ MULTILIB_DIRNAMES = n32 32 64
+ MIPS_EL = $(if $(filter %el, $(firstword $(subst -, ,$(target)))),el)
+ MIPS_SOFT = $(if $(strip $(filter MASK_SOFT_FLOAT_ABI, $(target_cpu_default)) $(filter soft, $(with_float))),soft)
+ MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES = \
+-	../lib32$(call if_multiarch,:mips64$(MIPS_EL)-linux-gnuabin32$(MIPS_SOFT)) \
+-	../lib$(call if_multiarch,:mips$(MIPS_EL)-linux-gnu$(MIPS_SOFT)) \
+-	../lib64$(call if_multiarch,:mips64$(MIPS_EL)-linux-gnuabi64$(MIPS_SOFT))
++	../lib \
++	../lib32 \
++	../lib
+diff --git gcc/config/rs6000/linux64.h gcc/config/rs6000/linux64.h
+index 9946d3fed..fcdf0d265 100644
+--- gcc/config/rs6000/linux64.h
++++ gcc/config/rs6000/linux64.h
+@@ -427,12 +427,12 @@ extern int dot_symbols;
+ 
+ #ifdef LINUX64_DEFAULT_ABI_ELFv2
+ #define GLIBC_DYNAMIC_LINKER64 \
+-"%{mabi=elfv1:%(dynamic_linker_prefix)/lib64/ld64.so.1;" \
+-":%(dynamic_linker_prefix)/lib64/ld64.so.2}"
++"%{mabi=elfv1:%(dynamic_linker_prefix)/lib/ld64.so.1;" \
++":%(dynamic_linker_prefix)/lib/ld64.so.2}"
+ #else
+ #define GLIBC_DYNAMIC_LINKER64 \
+-"%{mabi=elfv2:%(dynamic_linker_prefix)/lib64/ld64.so.2;" \
+-":%(dynamic_linker_prefix)/lib64/ld64.so.1}"
++"%{mabi=elfv2:%(dynamic_linker_prefix)/lib/ld64.so.2;" \
++":%(dynamic_linker_prefix)/lib/ld64.so.1}"
+ #endif
+ 
+ #undef MUSL_DYNAMIC_LINKER32
+diff --git gcc/config/rs6000/t-linux gcc/config/rs6000/t-linux
+index aeb7440c4..ab14c455d 100644
+--- gcc/config/rs6000/t-linux
++++ gcc/config/rs6000/t-linux
+@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
+ # or soft-float.
+ ifeq (,$(filter $(with_cpu),$(SOFT_FLOAT_CPUS))$(findstring soft,$(with_float)))
+ ifneq (,$(findstring powerpc64,$(target)))
+-MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES := .=../lib64$(call if_multiarch,:powerpc64-linux-gnu)
++MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES := m64=../lib
++MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES += m32=../lib32
+ else
+ MULTIARCH_DIRNAME := $(call if_multiarch,powerpc-linux-gnu)
+ endif
+@@ -10,7 +11,8 @@ ifneq (,$(findstring powerpcle,$(target)))
+ MULTIARCH_DIRNAME := $(subst -linux,le-linux,$(MULTIARCH_DIRNAME))
+ endif
+ ifneq (,$(findstring powerpc64le,$(target)))
+-MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES := $(subst -linux,le-linux,$(MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES))
++MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES := m64=../lib
++MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES += m32=../lib32
+ endif
+ endif
+ 
+diff --git gcc/config/rs6000/t-linux64 gcc/config/rs6000/t-linux64
+index f3c6e2be1..f4df2377d 100644
+--- gcc/config/rs6000/t-linux64
++++ gcc/config/rs6000/t-linux64
+@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
+ MULTILIB_OPTIONS    := m64/m32
+ MULTILIB_DIRNAMES   := 64 32
+ MULTILIB_EXTRA_OPTS := 
+-MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES := m64=../lib64$(call if_multiarch,:powerpc64-linux-gnu)
+-MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES += m32=$(if $(wildcard $(shell echo $(SYSTEM_HEADER_DIR))/../../usr/lib32),../lib32,../lib)$(call if_multiarch,:powerpc-linux-gnu)
++MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES := m64=../lib
++MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES += m32=../lib32
+ 
+ rs6000-linux.o: $(srcdir)/config/rs6000/rs6000-linux.c
+ 	$(COMPILE) $<
+diff --git gcc/config/rs6000/t-linux64bele gcc/config/rs6000/t-linux64bele
+index 97c1ee6fb..08d72639c 100644
+--- gcc/config/rs6000/t-linux64bele
++++ gcc/config/rs6000/t-linux64bele
+@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
+ 
+ MULTILIB_OPTIONS    += mlittle
+ MULTILIB_DIRNAMES   += le
+-MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES += $(subst =,.mlittle=,$(subst lible32,lib32le,$(subst lible64,lib64le,$(subst lib,lible,$(subst -linux,le-linux,$(MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES))))))
+-MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES += $(subst $(if $(findstring 64,$(target)),m64,m32).,,$(filter $(if $(findstring 64,$(target)),m64,m32).mlittle%,$(MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES)))
++MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES = m64=../lib
++MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES+= m32=../lib32
+ MULTILIB_MATCHES    := ${MULTILIB_MATCHES_ENDIAN}
+diff --git gcc/config/rs6000/t-linux64lebe gcc/config/rs6000/t-linux64lebe
+index 2e63bdb9f..c6e1c5db6 100644
+--- gcc/config/rs6000/t-linux64lebe
++++ gcc/config/rs6000/t-linux64lebe
+@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
+ 
+ MULTILIB_OPTIONS    += mbig
+ MULTILIB_DIRNAMES   += be
+-MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES += $(subst =,.mbig=,$(subst libbe32,lib32be,$(subst libbe64,lib64be,$(subst lib,libbe,$(subst le-linux,-linux,$(MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES))))))
+-MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES += $(subst $(if $(findstring 64,$(target)),m64,m32).,,$(filter $(if $(findstring 64,$(target)),m64,m32).mbig%,$(MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES)))
++MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES := m64=../lib
++MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES += m32=../lib32
+ MULTILIB_MATCHES    := ${MULTILIB_MATCHES_ENDIAN}
+diff --git gcc/config/s390/t-linux64 gcc/config/s390/t-linux64
+index cc6ab3670..7f498ee1c 100644
+--- gcc/config/s390/t-linux64
++++ gcc/config/s390/t-linux64
+@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
+ 
+ MULTILIB_OPTIONS = m64/m31
+ MULTILIB_DIRNAMES = 64 32
+-MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES = ../lib64$(call if_multiarch,:s390x-linux-gnu)
+-MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES += $(if $(wildcard $(shell echo $(SYSTEM_HEADER_DIR))/../../usr/lib32),../lib32,../lib)$(call if_multiarch,:s390-linux-gnu)
++MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES = m64=../lib
++MULTILIB_OSDIRNAMES+= m32=../lib32
+-- 
+2.29.2
+
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gcc/template b/srcpkgs/gcc/template
index f4e2f94993..667818d2c1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gcc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gcc/template
@@ -191,37 +191,21 @@ do_configure() {
 		armv5*) _args+=" --with-arch=armv5te --with-float=soft";;
 		armv6l*) _args+=" --with-arch=armv6 --with-fpu=vfp --with-float=hard";;
 		armv7l*) _args+=" --with-arch=armv7-a --with-fpu=vfpv3 --with-float=hard";;
-		aarch64*) # use lib not lib64 by default
-			_args+=" --with-arch=armv8-a"
-			sed -i '/m64=/s/lib64/lib/' gcc/config/aarch64/t-aarch64-linux
-			;;
-		ppc) _args+=" --target=powerpc-linux-gnu --enable-secureplt";;
-		ppc-musl) _args+=" --target=powerpc-linux-musl --enable-secureplt --disable-decimal-float";;
-		ppcle) _args+=" --target=powerpcle-linux-gnu --enable-secureplt";;
-		ppcle-musl) _args+=" --target=powerpcle-linux-musl --enable-secureplt --disable-decimal-float";;
-		ppc64le*) # use lib not lib64 by default
-			_args+=" --target=${_triplet} --with-abi=elfv2 --enable-secureplt --enable-targets=powerpcle-linux"
-			sed -i 's/lib64/lib/' gcc/config/rs6000/linux64.h
-			;;
-		ppc64*) # use lib not lib64 by default
-			_args+=" --target=${_triplet} --with-abi=elfv2 --enable-secureplt --enable-targets=powerpc-linux"
-			sed -i 's/lib64/lib/' gcc/config/rs6000/linux64.h
-			;;
-		x86_64*) # use lib not lib64 by default
-			sed -i '/m64=/s/lib64/lib/' gcc/config/i386/t-linux64
-			sed -i 's/lib64/lib/' gcc/config/i386/linux64.h
-			;;
+		aarch64*) _args+=" --with-arch=armv8-a";;
+		ppc64le*) _args+=" --with-abi=elfv2 --enable-secureplt --enable-targets=powerpcle-linux";;
+		ppc64*) _args+=" --with-abi=elfv2 --enable-secureplt --enable-targets=powerpc-linux";;
+		ppc*) _args+=" --enable-secureplt";;
+	esac
+
+	# on ppc64le-musl and all big endian ppc64
+	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+		ppc64le) ;;
+		ppc64*) _args+=" --disable-libquadmath" ;;
 	esac
 
 	# fix: unknown long double size, cannot define BFP_FMT
 	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-		ppc64le-musl|ppc64-musl)
-			_args+=" --enable-decimal-float=no --disable-libquadmath"
-		;;
-		ppc64)
-			_args+=" --disable-libquadmath"
-		;;
-		*) ;;
+		ppc*-musl) _args+=" --disable-decimal-float";;
 	esac
 
 	if [ -z "$CHROOT_READY" -o -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then