diff --git a/toolchain/binutils/Config.in b/toolchain/binutils/Config.in
index 4b9579379c..0f69a003d3 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_34
+	default BINUTILS_USE_VERSION_2_36_1
 	help
 	  Select the version of binutils you wish to use.
 
diff --git a/toolchain/binutils/Config.version b/toolchain/binutils/Config.version
index 985e3b1b32..a1622abd96 100644
--- a/toolchain/binutils/Config.version
+++ b/toolchain/binutils/Config.version
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ config BINUTILS_VERSION_2_32
 	bool
 
 config BINUTILS_VERSION_2_34
-	default y if !TOOLCHAINOPTS
 	bool
 
 config BINUTILS_VERSION_2_35_2
 	bool
 
 config BINUTILS_VERSION_2_36_1
+	default y if !TOOLCHAINOPTS
 	bool
 
 config BINUTILS_VERSION_2_37