diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-2.22.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-2.22.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f1e0dc4ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-2.22.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+PR = "r10"
+
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM="\
+    file://src-release;endline=17;md5=4830a9ef968f3b18dd5e9f2c00db2d35\
+    file://COPYING;md5=59530bdf33659b29e73d4adb9f9f6552\
+    file://COPYING.LIB;md5=9f604d8a4f8e74f4f5140845a21b6674\
+    file://COPYING3;md5=d32239bcb673463ab874e80d47fae504\
+    file://COPYING3.LIB;md5=6a6a8e020838b23406c81b19c1d46df6\
+    file://gas/COPYING;md5=d32239bcb673463ab874e80d47fae504\
+    file://include/COPYING;md5=59530bdf33659b29e73d4adb9f9f6552\
+    file://include/COPYING3;md5=d32239bcb673463ab874e80d47fae504\
+    file://libiberty/COPYING.LIB;md5=a916467b91076e631dd8edb7424769c7\
+    file://bfd/COPYING;md5=d32239bcb673463ab874e80d47fae504\
+    "
+
+SRC_URI = "\
+     ${GNU_MIRROR}/binutils/binutils-${PV}.tar.bz2 \
+     file://binutils-uclibc-100-uclibc-conf.patch \
+     file://binutils-uclibc-300-001_ld_makefile_patch.patch \
+     file://binutils-uclibc-300-006_better_file_error.patch \
+     file://binutils-uclibc-300-012_check_ldrunpath_length.patch \
+     file://binutils-uclibc-gas-needs-libm.patch \
+     file://binutils-x86_64_i386_biarch.patch \
+     file://libtool-2.4-update.patch \
+     file://binutils-2.19.1-ld-sysroot.patch \
+     file://libiberty_path_fix.patch \
+     file://binutils-poison.patch \
+     file://libtool-rpath-fix.patch \
+     file://clone-shadow.patch \
+     file://binutils-powerpc-e5500.patch \
+     file://binutils-armv5e.patch \
+     file://mips64-default-ld-emulation.patch \
+     file://0001-PR-ld-13470.patch \
+     "
+
+SRC_URI[md5sum] = "ee0f10756c84979622b992a4a61ea3f5"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "6c7af8ed1c8cf9b4b9d6e6fe09a3e1d3d479fe63984ba8b9b26bf356b6313ca9"
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-cross-canadian.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-cross-canadian.inc
index 15b9abb2b0..a23531ca23 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-cross-canadian.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-cross-canadian.inc
@@ -5,11 +5,8 @@ PN = "binutils-cross-canadian-${TRANSLATED_TARGET_ARCH}"
 BPN = "binutils"
 
 DEPENDS = "flex-native bison-native virtual/${HOST_PREFIX}gcc-crosssdk virtual/libc-nativesdk zlib-nativesdk gettext-nativesdk"
-EXTRA_OECONF = "--with-sysroot=${SDKPATH}/sysroots/${TUNE_PKGARCH}${TARGET_VENDOR}-${TARGET_OS} \
-                --program-prefix=${TARGET_PREFIX} \
-                --disable-werror \
-                ${@base_contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'ld-is-gold', '--enable-gold=default', '', d)}"
-
+EXTRA_OECONF += "--with-sysroot=${SDKPATH}/sysroots/${TUNE_PKGARCH}${TARGET_VENDOR}-${TARGET_OS} \
+                "
 do_install () {
 	autotools_do_install
 
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-cross-canadian_2.22.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-cross-canadian_2.22.bb
index a49adedad6..5dbaa03017 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-cross-canadian_2.22.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-cross-canadian_2.22.bb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-require binutils_${PV}.bb
+require binutils.inc
+require binutils-${PV}.inc
 require binutils-cross-canadian.inc
-PR = "r2"
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-cross.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-cross.inc
index 80152a9b4c..300a1d39ec 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-cross.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-cross.inc
@@ -4,14 +4,10 @@ PROVIDES = "virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}binutils"
 INHIBIT_DEFAULT_DEPS = "1"
 INHIBIT_AUTOTOOLS_DEPS = "1"
 
-EXTRA_OECONF = "--with-sysroot=${STAGING_DIR_TARGET} \
-                --program-prefix=${TARGET_PREFIX} \
+EXTRA_OECONF += "--with-sysroot=${STAGING_DIR_TARGET} \
                 --disable-install-libbfd \
-                --disable-werror \
                 --enable-poison-system-directories \
-                ${@base_contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'ld-is-gold', '--enable-gold=default', '', d)} \
-                ${@base_contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'multiarch', '--enable-64-bit-bfd', '', d)}"
-
+                "
 do_install () {
 	oe_runmake 'DESTDIR=${D}' install
 
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-cross_2.22.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-cross_2.22.bb
index 01d99db419..fbd1f7d25a 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-cross_2.22.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-cross_2.22.bb
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-require binutils_${PV}.bb
+require binutils.inc
+require binutils-${PV}.inc
 require binutils-cross.inc
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-crosssdk_2.22.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-crosssdk_2.22.bb
index 0e8b6e486f..0eb5684e81 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-crosssdk_2.22.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-crosssdk_2.22.bb
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ inherit crosssdk
 
 PROVIDES = "virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}binutils-crosssdk"
 
-PR = "r2"
-
 do_configure_prepend () {
 	sed -i 's#/usr/local/lib /lib /usr/lib#${SDKPATHNATIVE}/lib ${SDKPATHNATIVE}/usr/lib /usr/local/lib /lib /usr/lib#' ${S}/ld/configure.tgt
 }
-
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils.inc
index 2440509207..19cb06a7f5 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils.inc
@@ -50,13 +50,10 @@ FILES_${PN}-dbg += "${prefix}/${TARGET_SYS}/bin/.debug"
 B = "${S}/build.${HOST_SYS}.${TARGET_SYS}"
 
 EXTRA_OECONF = "--program-prefix=${TARGET_PREFIX} \
-                --enable-install-libbfd \
-                --enable-shared \
                 --disable-werror \
+		${@base_contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'ld-is-gold', '--enable-gold=default', '', d)} \
                 ${@base_contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'multiarch', '--enable-64-bit-bfd', '', d)}"
 
-EXTRA_OECONF_virtclass-native = "--enable-target=all --enable-64-bit-bfd --enable-install-libbfd"
-
 # This is necessary due to a bug in the binutils Makefiles
 # EXTRA_OEMAKE = "configure-build-libiberty all"
 
@@ -124,28 +121,6 @@ do_install () {
 	oe_multilib_header bfd.h
 }
 
-do_install_virtclass-native () {
-	autotools_do_install
-
-	# Install the libiberty header
-	install -d ${D}${includedir}
-	install -m 644 ${S}/include/ansidecl.h ${D}${includedir}
-	install -m 644 ${S}/include/libiberty.h ${D}${includedir}
-
-	# We only want libiberty, libbfd and libopcodes
-	rm -rf ${D}${bindir}
-	rm -rf ${D}${prefix}/${TARGET_SYS}
-	rm -rf ${D}${prefix}/lib/ldscripts
-	rm -rf ${D}${prefix}/share/info
-	rm -rf ${D}${prefix}/share/locale
-	rm -rf ${D}${prefix}/share/man
-	rmdir ${D}${prefix}/share || :
-	rmdir ${D}/${libdir}/gcc-lib || :
-	rmdir ${D}/${libdir}64/gcc-lib || :
-	rmdir ${D}/${libdir} || :
-	rmdir ${D}/${libdir}64 || :
-}
-
 inherit update-alternatives
 
 ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY = "100"
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils_2.22.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils_2.22.bb
index 7b6adef122..b8e1112fa5 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils_2.22.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils_2.22.bb
@@ -1,42 +1,32 @@
 require binutils.inc
+require binutils-${PV}.inc
+EXTRA_OECONF += "--with-sysroot=/ \
+                --enable-install-libbfd \
+                --enable-shared \
+                "
 
-PR = "r9"
+EXTRA_OECONF_virtclass-native = "--enable-target=all --enable-64-bit-bfd --enable-install-libbfd"
 
-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM="\
-    file://src-release;endline=17;md5=4830a9ef968f3b18dd5e9f2c00db2d35\
-    file://COPYING;md5=59530bdf33659b29e73d4adb9f9f6552\
-    file://COPYING.LIB;md5=9f604d8a4f8e74f4f5140845a21b6674\
-    file://COPYING3;md5=d32239bcb673463ab874e80d47fae504\
-    file://COPYING3.LIB;md5=6a6a8e020838b23406c81b19c1d46df6\
-    file://gas/COPYING;md5=d32239bcb673463ab874e80d47fae504\
-    file://include/COPYING;md5=59530bdf33659b29e73d4adb9f9f6552\
-    file://include/COPYING3;md5=d32239bcb673463ab874e80d47fae504\
-    file://libiberty/COPYING.LIB;md5=a916467b91076e631dd8edb7424769c7\
-    file://bfd/COPYING;md5=d32239bcb673463ab874e80d47fae504\
-    "
+do_install_virtclass-native () {
+	autotools_do_install
 
-SRC_URI = "\
-     ${GNU_MIRROR}/binutils/binutils-${PV}.tar.bz2 \
-     file://binutils-uclibc-100-uclibc-conf.patch \
-     file://binutils-uclibc-300-001_ld_makefile_patch.patch \
-     file://binutils-uclibc-300-006_better_file_error.patch \
-     file://binutils-uclibc-300-012_check_ldrunpath_length.patch \
-     file://binutils-uclibc-gas-needs-libm.patch \
-     file://binutils-x86_64_i386_biarch.patch \
-     file://libtool-2.4-update.patch \
-     file://binutils-2.19.1-ld-sysroot.patch \
-     file://libiberty_path_fix.patch \
-     file://binutils-poison.patch \
-     file://libtool-rpath-fix.patch \
-     file://clone-shadow.patch \
-     file://binutils-powerpc-e5500.patch \
-     file://binutils-armv5e.patch \
-     file://mips64-default-ld-emulation.patch \
-     file://0001-PR-ld-13470.patch \
-     "
-
-SRC_URI[md5sum] = "ee0f10756c84979622b992a4a61ea3f5"
-SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "6c7af8ed1c8cf9b4b9d6e6fe09a3e1d3d479fe63984ba8b9b26bf356b6313ca9"
+	# Install the libiberty header
+	install -d ${D}${includedir}
+	install -m 644 ${S}/include/ansidecl.h ${D}${includedir}
+	install -m 644 ${S}/include/libiberty.h ${D}${includedir}
 
+	# We only want libiberty, libbfd and libopcodes
+	rm -rf ${D}${bindir}
+	rm -rf ${D}${prefix}/${TARGET_SYS}
+	rm -rf ${D}${prefix}/lib/ldscripts
+	rm -rf ${D}${prefix}/share/info
+	rm -rf ${D}${prefix}/share/locale
+	rm -rf ${D}${prefix}/share/man
+	rmdir ${D}${prefix}/share || :
+	rmdir ${D}/${libdir}/gcc-lib || :
+	rmdir ${D}/${libdir}64/gcc-lib || :
+	rmdir ${D}/${libdir} || :
+	rmdir ${D}/${libdir}64 || :
+}
 
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native"