diff --git a/openpower/configs/denali_defconfig b/openpower/configs/denali_defconfig
index 7009fd7..d621a7a 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/denali_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/denali_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 BR2_powerpc64le=y
 BR2_powerpc_power8=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_5_10=y
+BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_32_X=y
 BR2_BINUTILS_EXTRA_CONFIG_OPTIONS="--enable-targets=powerpc64-linux"
 BR2_EXTRA_GCC_CONFIG_OPTIONS="--enable-targets=powerpc64-linux --disable-libsanitizer"
 BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_HOSTNAME="skiroot"
diff --git a/openpower/configs/p10ebmc_defconfig b/openpower/configs/p10ebmc_defconfig
index ba352f2..934dd51 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/p10ebmc_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/p10ebmc_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 BR2_powerpc64le=y
 BR2_powerpc_power8=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_5_10=y
+BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_32_X=y
 BR2_BINUTILS_EXTRA_CONFIG_OPTIONS="--enable-targets=powerpc64-linux"
 BR2_GCC_VERSION_8_X=y
 BR2_EXTRA_GCC_CONFIG_OPTIONS="--enable-targets=powerpc64-linux --disable-libsanitizer"