diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index f701294d5..698d1ec36 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@
 <!ENTITY bash-doc-md5 "0e904cb46ca873fcfa65df19b024bec9">
 <!ENTITY bash-doc-home " ">
 
-<!ENTITY binutils-version "2.17.50.0.12">
+<!ENTITY binutils-version "2.17">
 <!ENTITY binutils-size "13,472 KB">
-<!ENTITY binutils-url "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/devel/binutils/binutils-&binutils-version;.tar.bz2">
-<!ENTITY binutils-md5 "6f3e83399b965d70008860f697c50ec2">
+<!ENTITY binutils-url "&gnu;binutils/binutils-&binutils-version;.tar.bz2">
+<!ENTITY binutils-md5 "e26e2e06b6e4bf3acf1dc8688a94c0d1">
 <!ENTITY binutils-home "http://sources.redhat.com/binutils/">
 <!ENTITY binutils-ch5p1-du "213 MB">
 <!ENTITY binutils-ch5p1-sbu "1 SBU">