diff --git a/core/binutils/PKGBUILD b/core/binutils/PKGBUILD
index ea1568101..e73c0987c 100644
--- a/core/binutils/PKGBUILD
+++ b/core/binutils/PKGBUILD
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ noautobuild=1
 
 pkgname=binutils
 pkgver=2.24
-pkgrel=3
+pkgrel=4
 pkgdesc="A set of programs to assemble and manipulate binary and object files"
 arch=('i686' 'x86_64')
 url="http://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/"
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@ checkdepends=('dejagnu')
 options=('staticlibs' '!distcc' '!ccache')
 install=binutils.install
 source=(ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/binutils/binutils-${pkgver}.tar.bz2{,.sig}
-        binutils-2.24-lto-testsuite.patch)
+        binutils-2.24-lto-testsuite.patch
+        binutils-2.24-static-pie-hang.patch)
 md5sums=('e0f71a7b2ddab0f8612336ac81d9636b'
          'SKIP'
-         'b16e895c24ff80acd98a21021eccefad')
+         'b16e895c24ff80acd98a21021eccefad'
+         '4d2cf591560c3d25265778146bbe1941')
 
 prepare() {
   cd ${srcdir}/binutils-${pkgver}
@@ -36,6 +38,9 @@ prepare() {
   # fix lto testsuite with gcc-4.9 - commit b35d44f1
   patch -p1 -i $srcdir/binutils-2.24-lto-testsuite.patch
 
+  # fix autoconf hang with -static -fPIE -pie - commits d1ec1e40 and 818d220a
+  patch -p1 -i $srcdir/binutils-2.24-static-pie-hang.patch
+
   mkdir ${srcdir}/binutils-build
 }
 
diff --git a/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-static-pie-hang.patch b/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-static-pie-hang.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..512485e7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-static-pie-hang.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+diff --git a/bfd/elf32-i386.c b/bfd/elf32-i386.c
+index 4d391e1..d7f59e5 100644
+--- a/bfd/elf32-i386.c
++++ b/bfd/elf32-i386.c
+@@ -2368,8 +2368,13 @@ elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, void *inf)
+ 
+ 	  for (pp = &eh->dyn_relocs; (p = *pp) != NULL; )
+ 	    {
+-	      p->count -= p->pc_count;
+-	      p->pc_count = 0;
++	      /* Don't update reloc count if there are any non
++		 pc-relative relocs.  */
++	      if (!h->pointer_equality_needed)
++		{
++		  p->count -= p->pc_count;
++		  p->pc_count = 0;
++		}
+ 	      if (p->count == 0)
+ 		*pp = p->next;
+ 	      else
+diff --git a/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c b/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c
+index edee8ec..999011b 100644
+--- a/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c
++++ b/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c
+@@ -2463,8 +2463,13 @@ elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, void * inf)
+ 
+ 	  for (pp = &eh->dyn_relocs; (p = *pp) != NULL; )
+ 	    {
+-	      p->count -= p->pc_count;
+-	      p->pc_count = 0;
++	      /* Don't update reloc count if there are any non
++		 pc-relative relocs.  */
++	      if (!h->pointer_equality_needed)
++		{
++		  p->count -= p->pc_count;
++		  p->pc_count = 0;
++		}
+ 	      if (p->count == 0)
+ 		*pp = p->next;
+ 	      else
+diff --git a/bfd/elf32-i386.c b/bfd/elf32-i386.c
+index 4d391e1..e834a5a 100644
+--- a/bfd/elf32-i386.c
++++ b/bfd/elf32-i386.c
+@@ -2390,9 +2390,12 @@ elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, void *inf)
+ 	}
+ 
+       /* Also discard relocs on undefined weak syms with non-default
+-    	 visibility.  */
++    	 visibility.   Don't discard relocs against __ehdr_start which
++	 will be defined by assign_file_positions_for_non_load_sections
++	 later.  */
+       if (eh->dyn_relocs != NULL
+-	  && h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
++	  && h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak
++	  && strcmp (h->root.root.string, "__ehdr_start") != 0)
+ 	{
+ 	  if (ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other) != STV_DEFAULT)
+ 	    eh->dyn_relocs = NULL;
+diff --git a/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c b/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c
+index edee8ec..f364fe4 100644
+--- a/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c
++++ b/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c
+@@ -2473,9 +2473,12 @@ elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, void * inf)
+ 	}
+ 
+       /* Also discard relocs on undefined weak syms with non-default
+-	 visibility.  */
++    	 visibility.   Don't discard relocs against __ehdr_start which
++	 will be defined by assign_file_positions_for_non_load_sections
++	 later.  */
+       if (eh->dyn_relocs != NULL
+-	  && h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
++	  && h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak
++	  && strcmp (h->root.root.string, "__ehdr_start") != 0)
+ 	{
+ 	  if (ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other) != STV_DEFAULT)
+ 	    eh->dyn_relocs = NULL;