diff --git a/contrib/crossrpms/gcc/base-gcc.add b/contrib/crossrpms/gcc/base-gcc.add
index 219a127b1d..104410a63b 100644
--- a/contrib/crossrpms/gcc/base-gcc.add
+++ b/contrib/crossrpms/gcc/base-gcc.add
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 Summary:	Base package for rtems gcc and newlib C Library
 Group:          Development/Tools
 Version:        %{gcc_rpmvers}
+%{?_with_noarch_subpackages:BuildArch: noarch}
 License:	GPL
 
 Requires(post): 	/sbin/install-info
diff --git a/contrib/crossrpms/gcc/base-gfortran.add b/contrib/crossrpms/gcc/base-gfortran.add
index 3cf3359a15..f2b072c5c2 100644
--- a/contrib/crossrpms/gcc/base-gfortran.add
+++ b/contrib/crossrpms/gcc/base-gfortran.add
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 %package -n @rpmprefix@gcc-gfortran-common
 Summary:	Base package for RTEMS gcc/gfortran compiler
 Group:          Development/Tools
+%{?_with_noarch_subpackages:BuildArch: noarch}
 License:	GPL
 
 Requires(post): 	/sbin/install-info
diff --git a/contrib/crossrpms/gcc/base-newlib.add b/contrib/crossrpms/gcc/base-newlib.add
index 73ee9e1fd7..4457aa0013 100644
--- a/contrib/crossrpms/gcc/base-newlib.add
+++ b/contrib/crossrpms/gcc/base-newlib.add
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Summary:	Base package for RTEMS newlib C Library
 Group:          Development/Tools
 Version:        %{newlib_version}
 Release:        @NEWLIB_RPMREL@
+${_with_noarch_subpackages:BuildArch: noarch}
 License:	Distributable
 
 Requires(post): 	/sbin/install-info
diff --git a/contrib/crossrpms/gcc/target-newlib.add b/contrib/crossrpms/gcc/target-newlib.add
index 8f8ba045cb..78518e4028 100644
--- a/contrib/crossrpms/gcc/target-newlib.add
+++ b/contrib/crossrpms/gcc/target-newlib.add
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Group: 		Development/Tools
 License:	Distributable
 Version:	%{newlib_version}
 Release:        @NEWLIB_RPMREL@
+%{?_with_noarch_subpackages:BuildArch: noarch}
 
 %if %build_infos
 Requires:	@rpmprefix@newlib-common