diff --git a/base/binutils/binutils.conf b/base/binutils/binutils.conf
index 423aa5755..21af4d966 100644
--- a/base/binutils/binutils.conf
+++ b/base/binutils/binutils.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 #
 # Filename: package/.../binutils/binutils.conf
-# Copyright (C) 2007 - 2008 The OpenSDE Project
+# Copyright (C) 2007 - 2011 The OpenSDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
 #
 # More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 # GNU General Public License can be found in the file COPYING.
 # --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
 
+hook_add preconf 5 "mkdir -p objdir; cd objdir; configscript=../configure"
+
 if atstage toolchain; then
 	bindir="/$prefix/crosscc"; mkdir -p $root/$prefix/crosscc
 	var_append confopt " " "--with-sysroot=$sysroot"
@@ -20,8 +22,6 @@ if atstage toolchain; then
 
         var_append SYSCC_WRAPPER_REMOVE ' ' '-Werror'
 else
-	hook_add preconf 5 "mkdir -p objdir; cd objdir; configscript=../configure"
-
 	if [ "$SDECFG_STATIC" != 1 ]; then
 		var_append confopt ' ' "--enable-shared"
 	fi
diff --git a/base/binutils/binutils.desc b/base/binutils/binutils.desc
index 04f7ef251..ce6b13cda 100644
--- a/base/binutils/binutils.desc
+++ b/base/binutils/binutils.desc
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
 
 [L] GPL
 [S] Stable
-[V] 2.21.51.0.9
+[V] 2.21.53.0.2
 [P] X 012--5---9 102.100
 
-[D] 3193742796 binutils-2.21.51.0.9.tar.bz2 ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/devel/binutils/
+[D] 1326141949 binutils-2.21.53.0.2.tar.bz2 ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/devel/binutils/