diff --git a/toolchain/binutils/Config.in b/toolchain/binutils/Config.in
index bf53288dca..14c0d53d43 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_30 if !arc
+	default BINUTILS_USE_VERSION_2_31_1 if !arc
 	default BINUTILS_USE_VERSION_2_29_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 5df52de477..fc024676d1 100644
--- a/toolchain/binutils/Config.version
+++ b/toolchain/binutils/Config.version
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ config BINUTILS_VERSION_2_29_1
 	bool
 
 config BINUTILS_VERSION_2_30
-	default y if (!TOOLCHAINOPTS && !arc)
 	bool
 
 config BINUTILS_VERSION_2_31_1
+	default y if (!TOOLCHAINOPTS && !arc)
 	bool
 
 config BINUTILS_VERSION