diff --git a/package/glibc/Config.in b/package/glibc/Config.in
index dbb1a19f4..d9b6acc80 100644
--- a/package/glibc/Config.in
+++ b/package/glibc/Config.in
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_EGLIBC
+
+choice
+	prompt "eglibc version"
+	default BR2_EGLIBC_VERSION_2_18
+
+config BR2_EGLIBC_VERSION_2_18
+	bool "2.18-svnr23787"
+
+config BR2_EGLIBC_VERSION_2_19
+	bool "2.19-svnr25243"
+	# Build breakage
+	depends on !BR2_powerpc_SPE
+
+endchoice
+
+endif
+
 if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_GLIBC
 
 choice
diff --git a/package/glibc/glibc.mk b/package/glibc/glibc.mk
index d02ab7efb..f841fd054 100644
--- a/package/glibc/glibc.mk
+++ b/package/glibc/glibc.mk
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_EGLIBC),y)
-GLIBC_VERSION = 2.18-svnr23787
+GLIBC_VERSION = $(if $(BR2_EGLIBC_VERSION_2_19),2.19-svnr25243,2.18-svnr23787)
 GLIBC_SITE = http://downloads.yoctoproject.org/releases/eglibc/
 GLIBC_SOURCE = eglibc-$(GLIBC_VERSION).tar.bz2
 GLIBC_SRC_SUBDIR = libc