diff --git a/package/binutils/binutils.mk b/package/binutils/binutils.mk
index 081be6ad4b..a2c4150c9b 100644
--- a/package/binutils/binutils.mk
+++ b/package/binutils/binutils.mk
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ define BINUTILS_XTENSA_PRE_PATCH
 	tar xf $(BR2_XTENSA_OVERLAY_DIR)/xtensa_$(XTENSA_CORE_NAME).tar \
 		-C $(@D) --strip-components=1 binutils
 endef
+BINUTILS_PRE_PATCH_HOOKS += BINUTILS_XTENSA_PRE_PATCH
 HOST_BINUTILS_PRE_PATCH_HOOKS += BINUTILS_XTENSA_PRE_PATCH
 endif