diff --git a/openpower/package/ppe42-binutils/Config.in b/openpower/package/ppe42-binutils/Config.in
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+++ b/openpower/package/ppe42-binutils/Config.in
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+config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_PPE42_BINUTILS
+        bool "ppe42-binutils"
+        default y if (BR2_OPENPOWER_PLATFORM && BR2_powerpc_power9)
+        select BR2_CPP
+        help
+            Project to build the PPE42 PORE binutils
diff --git a/openpower/package/ppe42-binutils/ppe42-binutils.mk b/openpower/package/ppe42-binutils/ppe42-binutils.mk
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+################################################################################
+#
+# ppe42-binutils
+#
+################################################################################
+
+PPE42_BINUTILS_VERSION ?= 5b161fc30519a965f16e7e73c3410a388140cba1
+PPE42_BINUTILS_SITE ?= $(call github,open-power,ppe42-binutils,$(PPE42_BINUTILS_VERSION))
+PPE42_BINUTILS_LICENSE = GPLv3+
+
+PPE42_BINUTILS_DEPENDENCIES = host-binutils
+
+PPE42_BINUTILS_DIR = $(STAGING_DIR)/ppe42-binutils
+PPE42_BINUTILS_BIN = $(STAGING_DIR)/ppe42-binutils/linux
+
+define HOST_PPE42_BINUTILS_BUILD_CMDS
+        cd $(@D) && \
+        ./configure --prefix=$(PPE42_BINUTILS_DIR) \
+                    --exec-prefix=$(PPE42_BINUTILS_BIN) \
+					--target=powerpc-eabi \
+					--enable-shared \
+					--enable-64-bit-bfd \
+					&& \
+        make configure-host && \
+        make LDFLAGS=-all-static CFLAGS=-Wno-error=unused-value
+endef
+
+define HOST_PPE42_BINUTILS_INSTALL_CMDS
+        bash -c 'cd $(@D) && make install'
+endef
+
+$(eval $(host-generic-package))