diff --git a/srcpkgs/binutils/template b/srcpkgs/binutils/template
index 68c2dfe958..c9c49689fe 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/binutils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/binutils/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'binutils'
 pkgname=binutils
-version=2.20.1
+version=2.21
 distfiles="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/binutils/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--enable-shared --enable-64-bit-bfd --enable-multilib 
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ configure_args="--enable-shared --enable-64-bit-bfd --enable-multilib
 make_install_args="tooldir=/usr"
 short_desc="GNU binary utilities"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=228b84722d87e88e7fdd36869e590e649ab523a0800a7d53df906498afe6f6f8
+checksum=60abec5bf448eb930a5a15acb8712612377dc8bcfb13dfd5131228f70561d0c7
 long_desc="
  The GNU binutils package contains essential tools to assemble, link and
  manipulate binary and object files. They are often used with a compiler
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ Add_dependency run zlib
 pre_install()
 {
 	if [ "$xbps_machine" = "x86_64" ]; then
-		mkdir -vp ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib
-		cd ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr && ln -sv lib lib64 && cd ${wrksrc}
+		mkdir -p ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib
+		cd ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr && ln -s lib lib64 && cd ${wrksrc}
 	fi
 }
 
diff --git a/xbps-src/common/mapping_shlib_binpkg.txt b/xbps-src/common/mapping_shlib_binpkg.txt
index 231c7a955f..73ec2640ef 100644
--- a/xbps-src/common/mapping_shlib_binpkg.txt
+++ b/xbps-src/common/mapping_shlib_binpkg.txt
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ libgstrtsp-0.10.so		gst-plugins-base	gst-plugins-base-devel
 libgstvideo-0.10.so		gst-plugins-base	gst-plugins-base-devel
 libgstpbutils-0.10.so		gst-plugins-base	gst-plugins-base-devel
 libgstrtp-0.10.so		gst-plugins-base	gst-plugins-base-devel
-libbfd-2.20.1.20100303.so	binutils		binutils-devel
-libopcodes-2.20.1.20100303.so	binutils		binutils-devel
+libbfd-2.21.so			binutils		binutils-devel
+libopcodes-2.21.so		binutils		binutils-devel
 libdb-4.8.so			db			db-devel
 libdb_cxx-4.8.so		db			db-devel
 libperl.so			perl