diff --git a/package/binutils/binutils.mk b/package/binutils/binutils.mk
index d6828f5efd..b5a2dc7fc5 100644
--- a/package/binutils/binutils.mk
+++ b/package/binutils/binutils.mk
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ endif
 BINUTILS_CONF_OPT = --disable-multilib --disable-werror \
 		--host=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
 		--target=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
+		--enable-install-libiberty \
 		$(BINUTILS_EXTRA_CONFIG_OPTIONS)
 
 # Install binutils after busybox to prefer full-blown utilities