diff --git a/toolchain/binutils/Config.in b/toolchain/binutils/Config.in
index 0f69a003d3..493b6e4f5a 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_36_1
+	default BINUTILS_USE_VERSION_2_37
 	help
 	  Select the version of binutils you wish to use.
 
diff --git a/toolchain/binutils/Config.version b/toolchain/binutils/Config.version
index a1622abd96..db727b78bc 100644
--- a/toolchain/binutils/Config.version
+++ b/toolchain/binutils/Config.version
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ config BINUTILS_VERSION_2_35_2
 	bool
 
 config BINUTILS_VERSION_2_36_1
-	default y if !TOOLCHAINOPTS
 	bool
 
 config BINUTILS_VERSION_2_37
+	default y if !TOOLCHAINOPTS
 	bool
 
 config BINUTILS_VERSION