--- a/gcc-config
+++ b/gcc-config
@@ -209,6 +209,14 @@ update_wrappers() {
 		)
 	) )
 
+	# Kogaion: base-gcc does not bring any gcc executables. Return 1
+	# if ${ROOT}${GCC_PATH} does not exist without even trying to
+	# `cd` it.
+	if [[ ! -d "${ROOT}${GCC_PATH}" ]]; then
+		ewarn "The GCC compiler for ${CTARGET} is not installed."
+		return 1
+	fi
+
 	# See what new stuff we need to wrap up.
 	local new_wrappers=( $(
 		uniq_wrapper_list "${CC_COMP_VERSION}" $(
@@ -331,6 +339,12 @@ handle_split_usr() {
 
 	gcc="${ROOT}${LATEST_GCC_PATH}/gcc"
 
+	# Kogaion: base-gcc does not carry the GCC executable, so
+	# skip this part
+	if [[ ! -x "${gcc}" ]]; then
+		return 0
+	fi
+
 	local multilib
 	for multilib in $("${gcc}" -print-multi-lib); do
 		local multiarg=${multilib#*;}