diff -Nur linux-2.6.28.orig/arch/cris/arch-v32/boot/compressed/Makefile linux-2.6.28/arch/cris/arch-v32/boot/compressed/Makefile
--- linux-2.6.28.orig/arch/cris/arch-v32/boot/compressed/Makefile	2008-12-25 00:26:37.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.28/arch/cris/arch-v32/boot/compressed/Makefile	2009-01-02 16:46:24.000000000 +0100
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 ccflags-y += -O2 -I $(srctree)/include/asm/mach/ -I $(srctree)/include/asm/arch
 ldflags-y += -T $(srctree)/$(src)/decompress.lds
 OBJECTS = $(obj)/head.o $(obj)/misc.o
-OBJCOPYFLAGS = -O binary --remove-section=.bss
 
 quiet_cmd_image = BUILD   $@
 cmd_image = cat $(obj)/decompress.bin $(obj)/piggy.gz > $@
diff -Nur linux-2.6.28.orig/arch/cris/arch-v32/boot/compressed/misc.c linux-2.6.28/arch/cris/arch-v32/boot/compressed/misc.c
--- linux-2.6.28.orig/arch/cris/arch-v32/boot/compressed/misc.c	2008-12-25 00:26:37.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.28/arch/cris/arch-v32/boot/compressed/misc.c	2009-01-02 16:47:08.000000000 +0100
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * adapted for Linux.
  *
  * malloc by Hannu Savolainen 1993 and Matthias Urlichs 1994
- * puts by Nick Holloway 1993, better puts by Martin Mares 1995
+ * putstr by Nick Holloway 1993, better putstr by Martin Mares 1995
  * adaptation for Linux/CRIS Axis Communications AB, 1999
  *
  */
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 
 static void error(char *m);
 
-static void puts(const char *);
+static void putstr(const char *);
 
 /* the "heap" is put directly after the BSS ends, at end */
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 }
 
 static void
-puts(const char *s)
+putstr(const char *s)
 {
 #ifndef CONFIG_ETRAX_DEBUG_PORT_NULL
 	while (*s) {
@@ -197,9 +197,9 @@
 static void
 error(char *x)
 {
-	puts("\r\n\n");
-	puts(x);
-	puts("\r\n\n -- System halted\n");
+	putstr("\r\n\n");
+	putstr(x);
+	putstr("\r\n\n -- System halted\n");
 
 	while(1);	/* Halt */
 }
@@ -308,11 +308,11 @@
 	__asm__ volatile ("move $vr,%0" : "=rm" (revision));
 	if (revision < 32)
 	{
-		puts("You need an ETRAX FS to run Linux 2.6/crisv32.\r\n");
+		putstr("You need an ETRAX FS to run Linux 2.6/crisv32.\r\n");
 		while(1);
 	}
 
-	puts("Uncompressing Linux...\r\n");
+	putstr("Uncompressing Linux...\r\n");
 	gunzip();
-	puts("Done. Now booting the kernel.\r\n");
+	putstr("Done. Now booting the kernel.\r\n");
 }
diff -Nur linux-2.6.28.orig/arch/cris/arch-v32/boot/Makefile linux-2.6.28/arch/cris/arch-v32/boot/Makefile
--- linux-2.6.28.orig/arch/cris/arch-v32/boot/Makefile	2008-12-25 00:26:37.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.28/arch/cris/arch-v32/boot/Makefile	2009-01-02 16:46:10.000000000 +0100
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 OBJCOPYFLAGS = -O binary -R .note -R .comment
 
-subdir- := compressed rescue
-targets := Image
+subdir- := compressed
+targets := Image zImage
 
 $(obj)/Image: vmlinux FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,objcopy)
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 $(obj)/compressed/vmlinux: $(obj)/Image FORCE
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(obj)/compressed $@
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(obj)/rescue $(obj)/rescue/rescue.bin
 
 $(obj)/zImage:  $(obj)/compressed/vmlinux
 	@cp $< $@