diff --git a/openpower/configs/barreleye_defconfig b/openpower/configs/barreleye_defconfig
index fa1b81b..d299ab9 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/barreleye_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/barreleye_defconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 BR2_powerpc64le=y
 BR2_powerpc_power8=y
 BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_4_4=y
-BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_26_X=y
+BR2_GLIBC_VERSION_2_24=y
+BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_27_X=y
 BR2_BINUTILS_EXTRA_CONFIG_OPTIONS="--enable-targets=powerpc64-linux"
 BR2_GCC_VERSION_6_X=y
 BR2_EXTRA_GCC_CONFIG_OPTIONS="--enable-targets=powerpc64-linux"
@@ -17,9 +18,9 @@
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.4.39"
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_PATCH="$(BR2_EXTERNAL)/linux"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_PATCH="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/linux"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="$(BR2_EXTERNAL)/configs/linux/skiroot_defconfig"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/configs/linux/skiroot_defconfig"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_ZIMAGE_EPAPR=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_SHOW_OTHERS=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE=y