diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 275c5d69..0a030504 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [submodule "binutils"]
 	path = binutils
 	url = https://sourceware.org/git/binutils-gdb.git
-	branch = binutils-2_41-release-point
+	branch = binutils-2_42-branch
 [submodule "gcc"]
 	path = gcc
 	url = https://gcc.gnu.org/git/gcc.git
diff --git a/binutils b/binutils
index 49f6117f..c7f28aad 160000
--- a/binutils
+++ b/binutils
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 49f6117f958cbd22ff93e4ce777a93d9802a402a
+Subproject commit c7f28aad0c99d1d2fec4e52ebfa3735d90ceb8e9