diff --git a/package/devel/binutils/Makefile b/package/devel/binutils/Makefile
index cf7769013c..c5a0717477 100644
--- a/package/devel/binutils/Makefile
+++ b/package/devel/binutils/Makefile
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ endef
 TARGET_CFLAGS += $(FPIC) -Wno-unused-value
 
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
+	--host=$(REAL_GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
+	--target=$(REAL_GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
 	--enable-shared \
 	--enable-install-libiberty \
 	--enable-install-libbfd