diff --git a/packages/devel/binutils/package.mk b/packages/devel/binutils/package.mk
index 516811f5a7..15092abd60 100644
--- a/packages/devel/binutils/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/binutils/package.mk
@@ -16,8 +16,13 @@
 #  along with OpenELEC.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 ################################################################################
 
+# binutils-2.24:
+#  - fails to build with GOLD support on ARM
+#    see https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15639
+#    ld.gold: internal error in do_read_symbols, at build.OpenELEC-RPi.arm-devel/binutils-2.24/gold/arm.cc:6734
+
 PKG_NAME="binutils"
-PKG_VERSION="2.23.1"
+PKG_VERSION="2.23.2"
 PKG_REV="1"
 PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
diff --git a/packages/devel/binutils/patches/binutils-2.23.2-texinfo.patch b/packages/devel/binutils/patches/binutils-2.23.2-texinfo.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9486c79c02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/devel/binutils/patches/binutils-2.23.2-texinfo.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+diff -Naur a/bfd/doc/bfd.texinfo b/bfd/doc/bfd.texinfo
+--- a/bfd/doc/bfd.texinfo	2010-10-28 07:40:25.000000000 -0400
++++ b/bfd/doc/bfd.texinfo	2013-10-02 15:57:07.556185659 -0400
+@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
+ @printindex cp
+
+ @tex
+-% I think something like @colophon should be in texinfo.  In the
++% I think something like @@colophon should be in texinfo.  In the
+ % meantime:
+ \long\def\colophon{\hbox to0pt{}\vfill
+ \centerline{The body of this manual is set in}
+@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@
+ \centerline{{\sl\fontname\tensl\/}}
+ \centerline{are used for emphasis.}\vfill}
+ \page\colophon
+-% Blame: doc@cygnus.com, 28mar91.
++% Blame: doc@@cygnus.com, 28mar91.
+ @end tex
+
+ @bye