diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils.inc
index 30a0416105..6130ab4665 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils.inc
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ FILES_${PN} = " \
 
 FILES_${PN}-dev = " \
 	${includedir} \
-	${libdir}/*.a \
 	${libdir}/*.la \
 	${libdir}/libbfd.so \
 	${libdir}/libopcodes.so"
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils_2.22.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils_2.22.bb
index 41a30ee094..86c6dbad3c 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils_2.22.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils_2.22.bb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require binutils.inc
 
-PR = "r2"
+PR = "r3"
 
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM="\
     file://src-release;endline=17;md5=4830a9ef968f3b18dd5e9f2c00db2d35\