diff --git a/srcpkgs/binutils/template b/srcpkgs/binutils/template
index 2fa9ca6fb16..5039b79a102 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/binutils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/binutils/template
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 # Template file for 'binutils'
 pkgname=binutils
-version=2.21.1
+version=2.22
 distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/binutils/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
-revision=1
 short_desc="GNU binary utilities"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/"
 license="GPL-3"
-checksum=cdecfa69f02aa7b05fbcdf678e33137151f361313b2f3e48aba925f64eabf654
+checksum=6c7af8ed1c8cf9b4b9d6e6fe09a3e1d3d479fe63984ba8b9b26bf356b6313ca9
 long_desc="
  The GNU binutils package contains essential tools to assemble, link and
  manipulate binary and object files. They are often used with a compiler
@@ -28,17 +27,17 @@ if [ -n "$BOOTSTRAP_PKG_REBUILD" ]; then
 	Add_dependency build gettext
 fi
 
-do_build()
-{
+do_configure() {
 	./configure ${CONFIGURE_SHARED_ARGS} --enable-threads \
 		--enable-64-bit-bfd --enable-multilib --enable-plugins \
 		--enable-secureplt --with-mmap
+}
 
+do_build() {
 	make ${makejobs}
 }
 
-do_install()
-{
+do_install() {
 	if [ "$XBPS_MACHINE" = "x86_64" ]; then
 		mkdir -p ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib
 		cd ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr && ln -s lib lib64 && cd ${wrksrc}