diff --git a/base/binutils/binutils.conf b/base/binutils/binutils.conf
index f53e6c059..764eef8ca 100644
--- a/base/binutils/binutils.conf
+++ b/base/binutils/binutils.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-# --- T2-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 # 
-# T2 SDE: package/.../binutils/binutils.conf
+# Filename: package/.../binutils/binutils.conf
+# Copyright (C) 2007 The OpenSDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
 # 
 # More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
@@ -10,7 +11,11 @@
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 # the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License. A copy of the
 # GNU General Public License can be found in the file COPYING.
-# --- T2-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
+
+if [ "$SDECFG_STATIC" != 1 ]; then
+	var_append confopt ' ' "--enable-shared"
+fi
 
 if atstage toolchain; then
 	bindir="/$prefix/crosscc"; mkdir -p $root/$prefix/crosscc