diff --git a/package/libiberty/libiberty.mk b/package/libiberty/libiberty.mk
index ac6afc44ca0..9fa9ee208cf 100644
--- a/package/libiberty/libiberty.mk
+++ b/package/libiberty/libiberty.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-LIBIBERTY_VERSION = 2.41
+# REG update to 2.42 (was 2.41, broken binutils 2.42)
+LIBIBERTY_VERSION = 2.42
 LIBIBERTY_SOURCE = binutils-$(LIBIBERTY_VERSION).tar.xz
 LIBIBERTY_SITE = $(BR2_GNU_MIRROR)/binutils
 HOST_LIBIBERTY_DL_SUBDIR = binutils