diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-4.7.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-4.7.inc
index ffdffab2fd..1a3e09b071 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-4.7.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-4.7.inc
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ PV = "4.7.2"
 
 BINV = "4.7.2"
 
+FILESPATH = "${@base_set_filespath([ '${FILE_DIRNAME}/gcc-4.7' ], d)}"
+
 DEPENDS =+ "mpfr gmp libmpc"
 NATIVEDEPS = "mpfr-native gmp-native libmpc-native zlib-native"
 
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-common.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-common.inc
index b2a258ba77..38f3b7f959 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-common.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-common.inc
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ NATIVEDEPS = ""
 
 inherit autotools gettext
 
-FILESPATH = "${FILE_DIRNAME}/gcc-${PV}"
+FILESDIR = "${@os.path.dirname(d.getVar('FILE',1))}/gcc-${PV}"
 
 def get_gcc_fpu_setting(bb, d):
     if d.getVar('ARMPKGSFX_EABI', True) == "hf" and d.getVar('TRANSLATED_TARGET_ARCH', True) == "arm":