diff --git a/package/libgeos/Config.in b/package/libgeos/Config.in
index 2a27c6f2a4..76cbb9bdcd 100644
--- a/package/libgeos/Config.in
+++ b/package/libgeos/Config.in
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGEOS
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 # C++14
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_BINUTILS_BUG_27597
 	help
 	  GEOS (Geometry Engine - Open Source) is a C++ port of the
 	  JTS Topology Suite (JTS). It aims to contain the complete
@@ -14,8 +13,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGEOS
 
 	  https://trac.osgeo.org/geos
 
-comment "libgeos needs a toolchain w/ C++, wchar, gcc >= 4.9, threads not binutils bug 27597"
+comment "libgeos needs a toolchain w/ C++, wchar, gcc >= 4.9, threads"
 	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || !BR2_USE_WCHAR || \
 		   !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || \
-		   !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 || \
-		   BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_BINUTILS_BUG_27597
+		   !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9