diff --git a/package/base/binutils/pkgmapper.in b/package/base/binutils/pkgmapper.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..24326becb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/base/binutils/pkgmapper.in
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+if [ -z "${pkg##binutils-*}" ]; then
+	pkg=binutils
+fi
+