diff --git a/package/binutils/Config.in.host b/package/binutils/Config.in.host
index 826db6ddc0..45f604a570 100644
--- a/package/binutils/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/binutils/Config.in.host
@@ -16,12 +16,14 @@ choice
 		depends on !BR2_avr32 && !BR2_aarch64 && !BR2_microblaze && !BR2_powerpc64le
 		bool "binutils 2.22"
 
+	# bfin disabled for newer binutils due to
+	# https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17334
 	config BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_23_2
-		depends on !BR2_avr32 && !BR2_aarch64 && !BR2_microblaze && !BR2_powerpc64le
+		depends on !BR2_avr32 && !BR2_aarch64 && !BR2_bfin && !BR2_microblaze && !BR2_powerpc64le
 		bool "binutils 2.23.2"
 
 	config BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_24
-		depends on !BR2_avr32
+		depends on !BR2_avr32 && !BR2_bfin
 		bool "binutils 2.24"
 
 endchoice