diff --git a/contrib/crossrpms/rtems4.8/bfin/Makefile.am b/contrib/crossrpms/rtems4.8/bfin/Makefile.am
index c7b4c7e90e..c611ec25c3 100644
--- a/contrib/crossrpms/rtems4.8/bfin/Makefile.am
+++ b/contrib/crossrpms/rtems4.8/bfin/Makefile.am
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ TARGET = bfin-rtems4.8
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/mkspec.am
 
-BINUTILS_VERS = 2.17
+BINUTILS_VERS = 2.17.50
 BINUTILS_PKGVERS = $(BINUTILS_VERS)
-BINUTILS_RPMREL = 2
+BINUTILS_RPMREL = 1
 include ../binutils.am
 BINUTILS_OPTS +=
+# We don't want docs from bleeding edge upstream
+BINUTILS_OPTS += --disable-infos
 
 GCC_VERS = 4.2.0
 GCC_PKGVERS = 4.2-20070221
diff --git a/contrib/crossrpms/rtems4.8/bfin/binutils-sources.add b/contrib/crossrpms/rtems4.8/bfin/binutils-sources.add
index 907676c70e..2f3bc0efae 100644
--- a/contrib/crossrpms/rtems4.8/bfin/binutils-sources.add
+++ b/contrib/crossrpms/rtems4.8/bfin/binutils-sources.add
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ Source0:	ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/binutils/binutils-%{binutils_pkgvers}.tar.bz2
 %if "%{binutils_version}" == "2.17"
 Patch0:		binutils-2.17-rtems4.8-20061021.diff
 %endif
+%if "%{binutils_version}" == "2.17.50"
+Patch0:		binutils-2.17.50-rtems4.8-20070525.diff
+%endif
diff --git a/contrib/crossrpms/rtems4.8/sparc/Makefile.am b/contrib/crossrpms/rtems4.8/sparc/Makefile.am
index 1e1cedceec..5bbeadeadb 100644
--- a/contrib/crossrpms/rtems4.8/sparc/Makefile.am
+++ b/contrib/crossrpms/rtems4.8/sparc/Makefile.am
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ TARGET = sparc-rtems4.8
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/mkspec.am
 
-BINUTILS_VERS = 2.17
+BINUTILS_VERS = 2.17.50
 BINUTILS_PKGVERS = $(BINUTILS_VERS)
-BINUTILS_RPMREL = 2
+BINUTILS_RPMREL = 1
 include ../binutils.am
 BINUTILS_OPTS +=
+# We don't want docs from bleeding edge upstream
+BINUTILS_OPTS += --disable-infos
 
 GCC_VERS = 4.1.2
 GCC_PKGVERS = $(GCC_VERS)
diff --git a/contrib/crossrpms/rtems4.8/sparc/binutils-sources.add b/contrib/crossrpms/rtems4.8/sparc/binutils-sources.add
index 907676c70e..2f3bc0efae 100644
--- a/contrib/crossrpms/rtems4.8/sparc/binutils-sources.add
+++ b/contrib/crossrpms/rtems4.8/sparc/binutils-sources.add
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ Source0:	ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/binutils/binutils-%{binutils_pkgvers}.tar.bz2
 %if "%{binutils_version}" == "2.17"
 Patch0:		binutils-2.17-rtems4.8-20061021.diff
 %endif
+%if "%{binutils_version}" == "2.17.50"
+Patch0:		binutils-2.17.50-rtems4.8-20070525.diff
+%endif