diff --git a/package/base/binutils/binutils.desc b/package/base/binutils/binutils.desc
index 002115152..8a72a881f 100644
--- a/package/base/binutils/binutils.desc
+++ b/package/base/binutils/binutils.desc
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
 
 [L] GPL
 [S] Stable
-[V] 2.17.50.0.9
+[V] 2.17.50.0.16
 [P] X 012------9 100.900
 
-[D] 2345342339 binutils-2.17.50.0.9.tar.bz2 ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/devel/binutils/
+[D] 2774795479 binutils-2.17.50.0.16.tar.bz2 ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/devel/binutils/