diff --git a/toolchain/binutils/Config.in b/toolchain/binutils/Config.in
index e8fb27543c7d3bf0178ba9fd25c0e408ce20fa80..ea84619b4ec550313dd4cb76880562aab23b074c 100644
--- a/toolchain/binutils/Config.in
+++ b/toolchain/binutils/Config.in
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 choice
 	prompt "Binutils Version" if TOOLCHAINOPTS
 	default BINUTILS_VERSION_2_18 if TARGET_avr32
-	default BINUTILS_VERSION_2_18 if TARGET_ppc44x || TARGET_ppc40x
+	default BINUTILS_VERSION_2_18 if TARGET_ppc44x
 	default BINUTILS_VERSION_2_19_1
 	help
 	  Select the version of binutils you wish to use.
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ config BINUTILS_VERSION
 	default "2.18"            if BINUTILS_VERSION_2_18
 	default "2.19.1"          if BINUTILS_VERSION_2_19_1
 	default "2.18"            if TARGET_avr32
-	default "2.18"            if TARGET_ppc44x || TARGET_ppc40x
+	default "2.18"            if TARGET_ppc44x
 	default "2.19.1"