diff --git a/dev-lang/rust/rust-1.12.1.recipe b/dev-lang/rust/rust-1.12.1.recipe
index fa97f48af..4260e8db5 100644
--- a/dev-lang/rust/rust-1.12.1.recipe
+++ b/dev-lang/rust/rust-1.12.1.recipe
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ REQUIRES="
 	"
 BUILD_REQUIRES="
 	haiku${secondaryArchSuffix}_devel
+	binutils${secondaryArchSuffix} == 2.26.1_2016_07_22 # version 2.28.1 will crash when building llvm
 	"
 BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
 	cmd:find