diff --git a/BoardCommonConfig.mk b/BoardCommonConfig.mk
index 9aa7e2d..ebf0ba5 100644
--- a/BoardCommonConfig.mk
+++ b/BoardCommonConfig.mk
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ BOARD_KERNEL_PAGESIZE := 4096
 BOARD_KERNEL_BASE := 0x40000000
 BOARD_KERNEL_CMDLINE := console=ttySAC2,115200 consoleblank=0
 
+#Use old kernel toolchain.  GCC 4.6 may be the root cause of our modem
+#interface dying all the time.
+TARGET_KERNEL_CUSTOM_TOOLCHAIN := arm-eabi-4.4.3
+
 # Filesystem
 TARGET_USERIMAGES_USE_EXT4 := true
 BOARD_BOOTIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE := 8388608