diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/mdadm/files/mdadm-3.2.2_fix_for_x32.patch b/meta/recipes-extended/mdadm/files/mdadm-3.2.2_fix_for_x32.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..79ba2cf9e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/mdadm/files/mdadm-3.2.2_fix_for_x32.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+UpstreamStatus: pending
+
+By hardcoding CC's definition in the Makefile, all the gcc parameters 
+set by tune settings are lost. Causing compile failure with x32 toolchain
+
+As the bitbake defined CC is good, there is no need to redfine CC in the 
+make file, hence making the CC definition in the Makefile conditional.
+
+Signed-Off-By: Nitin A Kamble <nitin.a.kamble@intel.com> 2011/12/07
+
+Index: mdadm-3.2.2/Makefile
+===================================================================
+--- mdadm-3.2.2.orig/Makefile
++++ mdadm-3.2.2/Makefile
+@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ KLIBC=/home/src/klibc/klibc-0.77
+ 
+ KLIBC_GCC = gcc -nostdinc -iwithprefix include -I$(KLIBC)/klibc/include -I$(KLIBC)/linux/include -I$(KLIBC)/klibc/arch/i386/include -I$(KLIBC)/klibc/include/bits32
+ 
+-CC = $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
++CC ?= $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
++
+ CXFLAGS = -ggdb
+ CWFLAGS = -Wall -Werror -Wstrict-prototypes -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter
+ ifdef WARN_UNUSED
diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/mdadm/mdadm_3.2.2.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/mdadm/mdadm_3.2.2.bb
index 97878edb68..02109e36ac 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/mdadm/mdadm_3.2.2.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/mdadm/mdadm_3.2.2.bb
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=0636e73ff0215e8d672dc4c32c317bb3 \
                     file://mdmon.c;beginline=4;endline=18;md5=af7d8444d9c4d3e5c7caac0d9d34039d \
                     file://mdadm.h;beglinlne=4;endline=22;md5=462bc9936ac0d3da110191a3f9994161"
 
-PR = "r2"
+PR = "r3"
 
 SRC_URI = "${KERNELORG_MIRROR}/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/${BPN}-${PV}.tar.bz2 \
 	    file://0001-mdadm-fix-build-failures-ppc64.patch \
+	    file://mdadm-3.2.2_fix_for_x32.patch \
 	  "
 
 SRC_URI[md5sum] = "12ee2fbf3beddb60601fb7a4c4905651"
@@ -22,7 +23,6 @@ CFLAGS += "-fno-strict-aliasing"
 inherit autotools
 
 do_compile() {
-	export CROSS_COMPILE="${TARGET_PREFIX}"
 	oe_runmake
 }