diff --git a/package/devel/binutils/Makefile b/package/devel/binutils/Makefile
index 3a54a0be9..a38767861 100644
--- a/package/devel/binutils/Makefile
+++ b/package/devel/binutils/Makefile
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ PKG_MAINTAINER:=Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-3.0+
 PKG_CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:gnu:binutils
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
+PKG_USE_MIPS16:=0
 PKG_BUILD_FLAGS:=no-mips16
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/nls.mk
diff --git a/toolchain/binutils/Config.in b/toolchain/binutils/Config.in
index 646bfca4d..0d2aae96b 100644
--- a/toolchain/binutils/Config.in
+++ b/toolchain/binutils/Config.in
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 choice
 	prompt "Binutils Version" if TOOLCHAINOPTS
-	default BINUTILS_USE_VERSION_2_37
+	default BINUTILS_USE_VERSION_2_40
 	help
 	  Select the version of binutils you wish to use.
 
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ config EXTRA_BINUTILS_CONFIG_OPTIONS
 	prompt "Additional binutils configure options" if TOOLCHAINOPTS
 	default ""
 	help
-	    Any additional binutils options you may want to include....
+	    Any additional binutils options you may want to include....
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