diff --git a/toolchain/binutils/binutils.mk b/toolchain/binutils/binutils.mk
index fecc196796..2df68bd0fe 100644
--- a/toolchain/binutils/binutils.mk
+++ b/toolchain/binutils/binutils.mk
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ BINUTILS_VERSION:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION)))
 EXTRA_BINUTILS_CONFIG_OPTIONS:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_EXTRA_BINUTILS_CONFIG_OPTIONS)))
 #"
 BINUTILS_SITE:=ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/devel/binutils
+ifeq ($(BINUTILS_VERSION),2.17)
+BINUTILS_SITE:=ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/binutils/
+endif
 ifeq ($(BINUTILS_VERSION),2.16)
 BINUTILS_SITE:=ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/binutils/
 endif