diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS
index c6e2d5a3c..cf970095b 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ include $(CONFIG.CC)
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------
 # RTEMS cross-development tools
-CC = $(RTEMS_BASE)/bin/$(CC_FOR_TARGET) $(GCCSPECS) -fasm
-CCC = $(RTEMS_BASE)/bin/$(CXX)
-CPP = $(RTEMS_BASE)/bin/$(CC_FOR_TARGET) -x c -E
-AR = $(RTEMS_BASE)/bin/$(AR_FOR_TARGET)
-LD = $(RTEMS_BASE)/bin/$(LD_FOR_TARGET) -r
+CC = $(RTEMS_TOOLS)/bin/$(CC_FOR_TARGET) $(GCCSPECS) -fasm
+CCC = $(RTEMS_TOOLS)/bin/$(CXX)
+CPP = $(RTEMS_TOOLS)/bin/$(CC_FOR_TARGET) -x c -E
+AR = $(RTEMS_TOOLS)/bin/$(AR_FOR_TARGET)
+LD = $(RTEMS_TOOLS)/bin/$(LD_FOR_TARGET) -r
 
-RANLIB := $(RTEMS_BASE)/bin/$(RANLIB)
+RANLIB := $(RTEMS_TOOLS)/bin/$(RANLIB)
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------
 # Build types
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS-beatnik b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS-beatnik
index 2d929f410..f3260fc5f 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS-beatnik
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS-beatnik
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ ARCH_DEP_CFLAGS += -DHAVE_MOTLOAD
 MUNCH_SUFFIX = .boot
 MUNCHNAME = $(PRODNAME:%$(EXE)=%$(MUNCH_SUFFIX))
 define MUNCH_CMD
-	$(RTEMS_BASE)/bin/$(OBJCOPY_FOR_TARGET) -O binary $< $@
+	$(RTEMS_TOOLS)/bin/$(OBJCOPY_FOR_TARGET) -O binary $< $@
 endef
 
 CROSS_COMPILER_TARGET_ARCHS=RTEMS-beatnik
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS-mvme2100 b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS-mvme2100
index 98f293791..77f451d24 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS-mvme2100
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS-mvme2100
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ ARCH_DEP_CFLAGS += -DHAVE_PPCBUG
 MUNCH_SUFFIX = .boot
 MUNCHNAME = $(PRODNAME:%$(EXE)=%$(MUNCH_SUFFIX))
 define MUNCH_CMD
-	$(RTEMS_BASE)/bin/$(OBJCOPY_FOR_TARGET) -O binary -R .comment -S $< rtems
+	$(RTEMS_TOOLS)/bin/$(OBJCOPY_FOR_TARGET) -O binary -R .comment -S $< rtems
 	gzip -f9 rtems
-	$(RTEMS_BASE)/bin/$(LD_FOR_TARGET) -o $@ \
+	$(RTEMS_TOOLS)/bin/$(LD_FOR_TARGET) -o $@ \
 		 $(PROJECT_RELEASE)/lib/bootloader.o \
 		--just-symbols=$< \
 		-b binary rtems.gz \
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS-mvme2700 b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS-mvme2700
index 9874e6065..f45e321c4 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS-mvme2700
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS-mvme2700
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ ARCH_DEP_CFLAGS += -DNVRAM_INDIRECT
 MUNCH_SUFFIX = .boot
 MUNCHNAME = $(PRODNAME:%$(EXE)=%$(MUNCH_SUFFIX))
 define MUNCH_CMD
-	$(RTEMS_BASE)/bin/$(OBJCOPY_FOR_TARGET) -O binary -R .comment -S $< rtems
+	$(RTEMS_TOOLS)/bin/$(OBJCOPY_FOR_TARGET) -O binary -R .comment -S $< rtems
 	gzip -f9 rtems
-	$(RTEMS_BASE)/bin/$(LD_FOR_TARGET) -o $@ \
+	$(RTEMS_TOOLS)/bin/$(LD_FOR_TARGET) -o $@ \
 		 $(PROJECT_RELEASE)/lib/bootloader.o \
 		--just-symbols=$< \
 		-b binary rtems.gz \
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS-mvme3100 b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS-mvme3100
index 8dbf7f029..bea023374 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS-mvme3100
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS-mvme3100
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ARCH_DEP_CFLAGS += -DHAVE_MOTLOAD
 MUNCH_SUFFIX = .boot
 MUNCHNAME = $(PRODNAME:%$(EXE)=%$(MUNCH_SUFFIX))
 define MUNCH_CMD
-	$(RTEMS_BASE)/bin/$(OBJCOPY_FOR_TARGET) -O binary $< $@
+	$(RTEMS_TOOLS)/bin/$(OBJCOPY_FOR_TARGET) -O binary $< $@
 endef
 
 CROSS_COMPILER_TARGET_ARCHS=RTEMS-beatnik
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS-mvme5500 b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS-mvme5500
index eec1a0584..aed43b4da 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS-mvme5500
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS-mvme5500
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ ARCH_DEP_CFLAGS += -DBSP_NVRAM_BASE_ADDR=0xf1110000
 MUNCH_SUFFIX = .boot
 MUNCHNAME = $(PRODNAME:%$(EXE)=%$(MUNCH_SUFFIX))
 define MUNCH_CMD
-	$(RTEMS_BASE)/bin/$(OBJCOPY_FOR_TARGET) -O binary $< $@
+	$(RTEMS_TOOLS)/bin/$(OBJCOPY_FOR_TARGET) -O binary $< $@
 endef
 
 include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS-pc386 b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS-pc386
index c7122019e..3c54bb6a2 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS-pc386
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS-pc386
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ RTEMS_TARGET_CPU=i386
 MUNCH_SUFFIX = .boot
 MUNCHNAME = $(PRODNAME:%$(EXE)=%$(MUNCH_SUFFIX))
 define MUNCH_CMD
-	$(RTEMS_BASE)/bin/$(OBJCOPY_FOR_TARGET) -O binary -R .comment -S $< temp.bin
+	$(RTEMS_TOOLS)/bin/$(OBJCOPY_FOR_TARGET) -O binary -R .comment -S $< temp.bin
 	$(PROJECT_RELEASE)/build-tools/bin2boot $@ 0x00097E00 \
 		$(PROJECT_RELEASE)/lib/start16.bin 0x00097C00 0 temp.bin 0x00100000 0
 	rm -f temp.bin
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS-uC5282 b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS-uC5282
index 8a79d8206..c7b1b2a79 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS-uC5282
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS-uC5282
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ARCH_DEP_CFLAGS += -DMY_DO_BOOTP=NULL
 MUNCH_SUFFIX = .boot
 MUNCHNAME = $(PRODNAME:%$(EXE)=%$(MUNCH_SUFFIX))
 define MUNCH_CMD
-	$(RTEMS_BASE)/bin/$(OBJCOPY_FOR_TARGET) -O binary -R .comment -S $< $@
+	$(RTEMS_TOOLS)/bin/$(OBJCOPY_FOR_TARGET) -O binary -R .comment -S $< $@
 endef
 
 include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.RTEMS b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.RTEMS
index b6fa1221e..cf79e32de 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.RTEMS
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.RTEMS
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 RTEMS_BASE=/usr/local/rtems/rtems-4.9.2
 RTEMS_VERSION=4.9.2
 
+# Cross-compile toolchain in $(RTEMS_TOOLS)/bin
+#
+RTEMS_TOOLS=$(RTEMS_BASE)
+
 
 # If you're using neither BOOTP/DHCP nor FLASH to pick up your IOC
 # network configuration you must uncomment and specify your Internet