diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-xscale_be b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-xscale_be
index a70cc79b687201717f3d38dfb87516f7306a77a1..f5c9ea8ee4ab51a0a1ce38e6333b9b0f1810c345 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-xscale_be
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-xscale_be
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 # Definitions for linux-xscale_be (big-endian) target builds.
 # This target has been tested with the MOXA UC-7408-LX Plus.
 
-# Sites may override these definitions in CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-xscale_be
+# Site-specific overrides of these definitions should be made in the file
+#   CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-xscale_be
 #-------------------------------------------------------
 
 # Include definitions common to all Linux targets
@@ -13,11 +14,6 @@ include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG.Common.linuxCommon
 
 ARCH_CLASS = xscale
 
-#
-# The vendor's tool chain needs to be located here
-#
-GNU_DIR=/usr/local/xscale_be
-
 ifeq ($(BUILD_CLASS),CROSS)
     VALID_BUILDS = Ioc
     GNU_TARGET = xscale_be
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-xscale_be b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-xscale_be
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0d28a4e2a30d18799d5d6b4f1e7ff3bc9bae44ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-xscale_be
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-xscale_be
+#
+# Site specific definitions for linux-xscale_be target builds.
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Set GNU_DIR to point to directory containing the tool-chain
+
+GNU_DIR = /usr/local/xscale_be
+