diff --git a/toolchain/binutils/Config.in b/toolchain/binutils/Config.in
index 2fac4e97e..80f3e2d3b 100644
--- a/toolchain/binutils/Config.in
+++ b/toolchain/binutils/Config.in
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ choice
 		bool "binutils 2.16.91.0.7"
 
 	config BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_17
-		depends !BR2_nios2 && BR2_DEPRECATED
+		depends BR2_avr32 || !BR2_nios2 && BR2_DEPRECATED
 		bool "binutils 2.17"
 
 	config BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_17_50_0_2