diff --git a/package/devel/binutils/Makefile b/package/devel/binutils/Makefile
index ff968b9861c..cf7769013ca 100644
--- a/package/devel/binutils/Makefile
+++ b/package/devel/binutils/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=binutils
 PKG_VERSION:=2.24
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@GNU/binutils
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
@@ -27,18 +27,39 @@ PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
+define Package/libbfd
+  SECTION:=libs
+  CATEGORY:=Libraries
+  TITLE:=libbfd
+  DEPENDS:=+zlib
+endef
+
+define Package/libopcodes
+  SECTION:=libs
+  CATEGORY:=Libraries
+  TITLE:=libbfd
+  DEPENDS:=+libbfd
+endef
+
 define Package/binutils
   SECTION:=devel
   CATEGORY:=Development
   TITLE:=binutils
-  DEPENDS:=+objdump
+  DEPENDS:=+objdump +ar
 endef
 
 define Package/objdump
   SECTION:=devel
   CATEGORY:=Development
   TITLE:=objdump
-  DEPENDS:=+zlib 
+  DEPENDS:=+libopcodes
+endef
+
+define Package/ar
+  SECTION:=devel
+  CATEGORY:=Development
+  TITLE:=ar
+  DEPENDS:=+zlib +libbfd
 endef
 
 define Package/binutils/description
@@ -65,19 +86,36 @@ define Build/InstallDev
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/* $(1)/
 endef
 
-define Package/objdump/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin $(1)/usr/lib
-	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/objdump $(1)/usr/bin/
-	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libopcodes*.so $(1)/usr/lib/
+define Package/libbfd/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libbfd*.so $(1)/usr/lib/
 endef
 
+define Package/libopcodes/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libopcodes*.so $(1)/usr/lib/
+endef
+
+define Package/objdump/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/objdump $(1)/usr/bin/
+endef
+
+define Package/ar/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/ar $(1)/usr/bin/
+endef
+
 define Package/binutils/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr $(1)/bin
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/ $(1)/usr/
 	mv $(1)/usr/bin/strings $(1)/bin/strings
 	rm -f $(1)/usr/bin/objdump
+	rm -f $(1)/usr/bin/ar
 endef
 
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,libbfd))
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,libopcodes))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,binutils))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,objdump))
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,ar))