diff --git a/package/binutils/Config.in.host b/package/binutils/Config.in.host
index 5515570a8..15def1308 100644
--- a/package/binutils/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/binutils/Config.in.host
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ endchoice
 config BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION
 	string
 	default "2.18-avr32-1.0.1" if BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_18_AVR32_1_0_1
-	default "a934fe50786aa0dc0fb5da4754e7e07591c9cd8e" if BR2_arc
+	default "arc-4.8-R3"	if BR2_arc
 	default "2.20.1"	if BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_20_1
 	default "2.21"		if BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_21
 	default "2.21.1"	if BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_21_1