diff --git a/toolchain/binutils/Config.in b/toolchain/binutils/Config.in
index 9e535c4b99..5a22693c85 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_25_1 if !arc
+	default BINUTILS_USE_VERSION_2_27 if !arc
 	default BINUTILS_USE_VERSION_2_26_ARC if arc
 	help
 	  Select the version of binutils you wish to use.
diff --git a/toolchain/binutils/Config.version b/toolchain/binutils/Config.version
index 5ef8df6085..21fd2cb9ba 100644
--- a/toolchain/binutils/Config.version
+++ b/toolchain/binutils/Config.version
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 config BINUTILS_VERSION_2_25_1
-	default y if (!TOOLCHAINOPTS && !arc)
 	bool
 
 config BINUTILS_VERSION_2_27
+	default y if (!TOOLCHAINOPTS && !arc)
 	bool
 
 config BINUTILS_VERSION_2_26_ARC