diff --git a/core/binutils/APKBUILD b/core/binutils/APKBUILD
index b3138f07397..cab00e93c68 100644
--- a/core/binutils/APKBUILD
+++ b/core/binutils/APKBUILD
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ build() {
 
 	./configure --prefix=/usr \
 		--mandir /usr/share/man \
-		--build ${CHOST:-i486-gentoo-linux-uclibc}
+		--build ${CHOST:-i486-alpine-linux-uclibc}
 		--infodir /usr/share/info \
 		--enable-shared \
 		--enable-64-bit-bfd \