diff --git a/package/gcc/Config.in.host b/package/gcc/Config.in.host
index dbf0f204fb..111da3bea5 100644
--- a/package/gcc/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/gcc/Config.in.host
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ config BR2_INSTALL_FORTRAN
 config BR2_GCC_ENABLE_TLS
 	bool "Enable compiler tls support" if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_UCLIBC
 	default y
-	depends on BR2_PTHREADS_NATIVE || BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_EGLIBC
+	depends on BR2_PTHREADS_NATIVE || BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_EGLIBC || BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_GLIBC
 	help
 	  Enable the compiler to generate code for accessing
 	  thread local storage variables
diff --git a/package/gcc/gcc-final/gcc-final.mk b/package/gcc/gcc-final/gcc-final.mk
index 2dbdfab8ea..f627767234 100644
--- a/package/gcc/gcc-final/gcc-final.mk
+++ b/package/gcc/gcc-final/gcc-final.mk
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@ endef
 
 HOST_GCC_FINAL_POST_INSTALL_HOOKS += HOST_GCC_FINAL_CREATE_SIMPLE_SYMLINKS
 
-# In gcc 4.7.x, the ARM EABIhf library loader path for eglibc was not
+# In gcc 4.7.x, the ARM EABIhf library loader path for (e)glibc was not
 # correct, so we create a symbolic link to make things work
 # properly. eglibc installs the library loader as ld-linux-armhf.so.3,
 # but gcc creates binaries that reference ld-linux.so.3.
-ifeq ($(BR2_arm)$(BR2_ARM_EABIHF)$(BR2_GCC_VERSION_4_7_X)$(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_EGLIBC),yyyy)
+ifeq ($(BR2_arm)$(BR2_ARM_EABIHF)$(BR2_GCC_VERSION_4_7_X)$(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC),yyyy)
 define HOST_GCC_FINAL_LD_LINUX_LINK
 	ln -sf ld-linux-armhf.so.3 $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/ld-linux.so.3
 	ln -sf ld-linux-armhf.so.3 $(STAGING_DIR)/lib/ld-linux.so.3
diff --git a/package/eglibc/eglibc.mk b/package/glibc/glibc.mk
similarity index 59%
rename from package/eglibc/eglibc.mk
rename to package/glibc/glibc.mk
index 0ed908d398..4dd2e63204 100644
--- a/package/eglibc/eglibc.mk
+++ b/package/glibc/glibc.mk
@@ -1,32 +1,46 @@
 ################################################################################
 #
-# eglibc
+# glibc/eglibc
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-EGLIBC_VERSION = 2.17-svnr22064
-EGLIBC_SITE = http://downloads.yoctoproject.org/releases/eglibc/
-EGLIBC_SOURCE = eglibc-$(EGLIBC_VERSION).tar.bz2
-EGLIBC_LICENSE = GPLv2+ (programs), LGPLv2.1+, BSD-3c, MIT (library)
-EGLIBC_LICENSE_FILES = libc/COPYING libc/COPYING.LIB libc/LICENSES
+ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_EGLIBC),y)
+GLIBC_VERSION = 2.17-svnr22064
+GLIBC_SITE = http://downloads.yoctoproject.org/releases/eglibc/
+GLIBC_SOURCE = eglibc-$(GLIBC_VERSION).tar.bz2
+GLIBC_SRC_SUBDIR = libc
+else
+GLIBC_VERSION = 2.18
+GLIBC_SITE = $(BR2_GNU_MIRROR)/libc
+GLIBC_SOURCE = glibc-$(GLIBC_VERSION).tar.xz
+GLIBC_SRC_SUBDIR = .
+endif
 
-# Before eglibc is configured, we must have the first stage
+GLIBC_LICENSE = GPLv2+ (programs), LGPLv2.1+, BSD-3c, MIT (library)
+GLIBC_LICENSE_FILES = $(addprefix $(GLIBC_SRC_SUBDIR)/,COPYING COPYING.LIB LICENSES)
+
+# Before (e)glibc is configured, we must have the first stage
 # cross-compiler and the kernel headers
-EGLIBC_DEPENDENCIES = host-gcc-initial linux-headers host-gawk
+GLIBC_DEPENDENCIES = host-gcc-initial linux-headers
 
-# Before eglibc is built, we must have the second stage
+# eglibc also needs host-gawk
+ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_EGLIBC),y)
+GLIBC_DEPENDENCIES += host-gawk
+endif
+
+# Before (e)glibc is built, we must have the second stage
 # cross-compiler, for some gcc versions
-eglibc-build: $(if $(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_NEEDS_THREE_STAGE_BUILD),host-gcc-intermediate)
+glibc-build: $(if $(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_NEEDS_THREE_STAGE_BUILD),host-gcc-intermediate)
 
-EGLIBC_SUBDIR = build
+GLIBC_SUBDIR = build
 
-EGLIBC_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+GLIBC_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
-EGLIBC_INSTALL_STAGING_OPT = install_root=$(STAGING_DIR) install
+GLIBC_INSTALL_STAGING_OPT = install_root=$(STAGING_DIR) install
 
 # Thumb build is broken, build in ARM mode
 ifeq ($(BR2_ARM_INSTRUCTIONS_THUMB),y)
-EGLIBC_EXTRA_CFLAGS += -marm
+GLIBC_EXTRA_CFLAGS += -marm
 endif
 
 # Even though we use the autotools-package infrastructure, we have to
@@ -38,16 +52,16 @@ endif
 #  2. We have to execute the configure script with bash and not sh.
 #
 # Note that as mentionned in
-# http://patches.openembedded.org/patch/38849/, eglibc must be built
-# with -O2, so we pass our own CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS below.
-define EGLIBC_CONFIGURE_CMDS
+# http://patches.openembedded.org/patch/38849/, eglibc/glibc must be
+# built with -O2, so we pass our own CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS below.
+define GLIBC_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	mkdir -p $(@D)/build
 	# Do the configuration
 	(cd $(@D)/build; \
 		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
-		CFLAGS="-O2 $(EGLIBC_EXTRA_CFLAGS)" CPPFLAGS="" \
-		CXXFLAGS="-O2 $(EGLIBC_EXTRA_CFLAGS)" \
-		$(SHELL) $(@D)/libc/configure \
+		CFLAGS="-O2 $(GLIBC_EXTRA_CFLAGS)" CPPFLAGS="" \
+		CXXFLAGS="-O2 $(GLIBC_EXTRA_CFLAGS)" \
+		$(SHELL) $(@D)/$(GLIBC_SRC_SUBDIR)/configure \
 		ac_cv_path_BASH_SHELL=/bin/bash \
 		libc_cv_forced_unwind=yes \
 		--target=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
@@ -81,17 +95,17 @@ endef
 # to install the libraries, and nothing more.
 #
 
-EGLIBC_LIBS_LIB = \
+GLIBC_LIBS_LIB = \
 	ld*.so libc.so libcrypt.so libdl.so libgcc_s.so libm.so	   \
 	libnsl.so libpthread.so libresolv.so librt.so libutil.so   \
 	libnss_files.so libnss_dns.so
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GDB_SERVER),y)
-EGLIBC_LIBS_LIB += libthread_db.so
+GLIBC_LIBS_LIB += libthread_db.so
 endif
 
-define EGLIBC_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	for libs in $(EGLIBC_LIBS_LIB); do \
+define GLIBC_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
+	for libs in $(GLIBC_LIBS_LIB); do \
 		$(call copy_toolchain_lib_root,$(STAGING_DIR)/,,lib,$$libs,/lib) ; \
 	done
 endef
diff --git a/toolchain/toolchain-buildroot/Config.in b/toolchain/toolchain-buildroot/Config.in
index 7a26441a05..060b494736 100644
--- a/toolchain/toolchain-buildroot/Config.in
+++ b/toolchain/toolchain-buildroot/Config.in
@@ -35,12 +35,34 @@ config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_EGLIBC
 
 	  http://eglibc.org
 
+config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_GLIBC
+	bool "glibc (experimental)"
+	depends on BR2_arm    || BR2_armeb    || BR2_aarch64 || \
+		   BR2_i386   || BR2_mips     || BR2_mipsel  || \
+		   BR2_mips64 || BR2_mips64el || BR2_powerpc || \
+		   BR2_sh     || BR2_sh64     || BR2_sparc   || \
+		   BR2_x86_64
+	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC
+	# our glibc.mk enables RPC support
+	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_NATIVE_RPC
+	help
+	  This option selects glibc as the C library for the
+	  cross-compilation toolchain.
+
+	  The glibc support in the Buildroot toolchain backend is
+	  very recent, and therefore marked experimental.
+
+	  http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/
+
 endchoice
 
 config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_LIBC
 	string
 	default "uclibc" if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_UCLIBC
-	default "eglibc" if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_EGLIBC
+	# Both glibc and eglibc are handled by the package called
+	# 'glibc'
+	default "glibc"  if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_EGLIBC
+	default "glibc"  if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_GLIBC
 
 source "package/uclibc/Config.in"