diff --git a/core/clang/mips.mk b/core/clang/mips.mk
index 08daf40..70832a3 100644
--- a/core/clang/mips.mk
+++ b/core/clang/mips.mk
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
   -msynci \
   -mno-fused-madd
 
+# Temporary workaround for Mips clang++ problem,  creates
+#   relocated ptrs in read-only pic .gcc_exception_table;
+#   permanent fix pending at http://reviews.llvm.org/D9669
+CLANG_CONFIG_mips_UNKNOWN_CFLAGS += -Wl,--warn-shared-textrel
+
 # We don't have any mips flags to substitute yet.
 define subst-clang-incompatible-mips-flags
   $(1)
diff --git a/core/clang/mips64.mk b/core/clang/mips64.mk
index 612175c..ba9c1d1 100644
--- a/core/clang/mips64.mk
+++ b/core/clang/mips64.mk
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
   -msynci \
   -mno-fused-madd
 
+# Temporary workaround for Mips clang++ problem creating
+#   relocated ptrs in read-only pic .gcc_exception_table;
+#   permanent fix pending at http://reviews.llvm.org/D9669
+CLANG_CONFIG_mips64_UNKNOWN_CFLAGS += -Wl,--warn-shared-textrel
+
 # We don't have any mips64 flags to substitute yet.
 define subst-clang-incompatible-mips64-flags
   $(1)
diff --git a/target/product/embedded.mk b/target/product/embedded.mk
index f0d74df..c40de4f 100644
--- a/target/product/embedded.mk
+++ b/target/product/embedded.mk
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
     surfaceflinger \
     toolbox \
     toybox \
+    tzdatacheck \
 
 # SELinux packages
 PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \