diff --git a/cross/binutils-aarch64/APKBUILD b/cross/binutils-aarch64/APKBUILD
index ae9a6d8ee..6c9af4008 100644
--- a/cross/binutils-aarch64/APKBUILD
+++ b/cross/binutils-aarch64/APKBUILD
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CTARGET="$(arch_to_hostspec $CTARGET_ARCH)"
 
 pkgname=binutils-aarch64
 pkgver=2.40
-pkgrel=2
+pkgrel=3
 pkgdesc="Tools necessary to build programs for aarch64 targets"
 url="https://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/"
 makedepends_build="bison flex texinfo"
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ makedepends="$makedepends_build $makedepends_host"
 arch="x86_64"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND BSD-3-Clause"
 subpackages="binutils-dev binutils-doc"
-source="https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/binutils/binutils-$pkgver.tar.bz2
+source="https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/binutils/binutils-$pkgver.tar.xz
 	binutils-ld-fix-static-linking.patch
 	0001-Revert-PR25882-.gnu.attributes-are-not-checked-for-s.patch
 	"
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ build() {
 		$_cross_configure \
 		$_arch_configure \
 		--enable-default-hash-style=gnu \
-		$_hash_style_configure \
 		$no_textrels \
 		--with-pic \
 		--disable-werror \
@@ -132,26 +131,17 @@ package() {
 	fi
 }
 
-libs() {
-	pkgdesc="Runtime libraries from binutils - libbfd and libopcodes"
-
-	mkdir -p "$subpkgdir"/usr/lib
-	mv "$pkgdir"/usr/lib/lib*.so "$subpkgdir"/usr/lib/
-}
-
 gold() {
 	pkgdesc="GNU binutils - gold linker"
 
 	if [ -e "$pkgdir"/usr/bin/ld.gold ]; then
-		mkdir -p "$subpkgdir"/usr/bin
-		mv "$pkgdir"/usr/bin/ld.gold "$subpkgdir"/usr/bin
+		amove usr/bin/ld.gold
 	fi
-	mkdir -p "$subpkgdir"/usr/$CTARGET/bin
-	mv "$pkgdir"/usr/$CTARGET/bin/ld.gold "$subpkgdir"/usr/$CTARGET/bin/ld.gold
+	amove usr/$CTARGET/bin/ld.gold
 }
 
 sha512sums="
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 "
diff --git a/cross/binutils-armhf/APKBUILD b/cross/binutils-armhf/APKBUILD
index e067c0081..c25cc04a6 100644
--- a/cross/binutils-armhf/APKBUILD
+++ b/cross/binutils-armhf/APKBUILD
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CTARGET="$(arch_to_hostspec $CTARGET_ARCH)"
 
 pkgname=binutils-armhf
 pkgver=2.40
-pkgrel=2
+pkgrel=3
 pkgdesc="Tools necessary to build programs for armhf targets"
 url="https://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/"
 makedepends_build="bison flex texinfo"
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ makedepends="$makedepends_build $makedepends_host"
 arch="x86_64"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND BSD-3-Clause"
 subpackages="binutils-dev binutils-doc"
-source="https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/binutils/binutils-$pkgver.tar.bz2
+source="https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/binutils/binutils-$pkgver.tar.xz
 	binutils-ld-fix-static-linking.patch
 	0001-Revert-PR25882-.gnu.attributes-are-not-checked-for-s.patch
 	"
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ build() {
 		$_cross_configure \
 		$_arch_configure \
 		--enable-default-hash-style=gnu \
-		$_hash_style_configure \
 		$no_textrels \
 		--with-pic \
 		--disable-werror \
@@ -132,26 +131,17 @@ package() {
 	fi
 }
 
-libs() {
-	pkgdesc="Runtime libraries from binutils - libbfd and libopcodes"
-
-	mkdir -p "$subpkgdir"/usr/lib
-	mv "$pkgdir"/usr/lib/lib*.so "$subpkgdir"/usr/lib/
-}
-
 gold() {
 	pkgdesc="GNU binutils - gold linker"
 
 	if [ -e "$pkgdir"/usr/bin/ld.gold ]; then
-		mkdir -p "$subpkgdir"/usr/bin
-		mv "$pkgdir"/usr/bin/ld.gold "$subpkgdir"/usr/bin
+		amove usr/bin/ld.gold
 	fi
-	mkdir -p "$subpkgdir"/usr/$CTARGET/bin
-	mv "$pkgdir"/usr/$CTARGET/bin/ld.gold "$subpkgdir"/usr/$CTARGET/bin/ld.gold
+	amove usr/$CTARGET/bin/ld.gold
 }
 
 sha512sums="
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 ecee33b0e435aa704af1c334e560f201638ff79e199aa11ed78a72f7c9b46f85fbb227af5748e735fd681d1965fcc42ac81b0c8824e540430ce0c706c81e8b49  binutils-ld-fix-static-linking.patch
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 "
diff --git a/cross/binutils-armv7/APKBUILD b/cross/binutils-armv7/APKBUILD
index cef96ad46..752e1cb21 100644
--- a/cross/binutils-armv7/APKBUILD
+++ b/cross/binutils-armv7/APKBUILD
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CTARGET="$(arch_to_hostspec $CTARGET_ARCH)"
 
 pkgname=binutils-armv7
 pkgver=2.40
-pkgrel=2
+pkgrel=3
 pkgdesc="Tools necessary to build programs for armv7 targets"
 url="https://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/"
 makedepends_build="bison flex texinfo"
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ makedepends="$makedepends_build $makedepends_host"
 arch="x86_64"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND BSD-3-Clause"
 subpackages="binutils-dev binutils-doc"
-source="https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/binutils/binutils-$pkgver.tar.bz2
+source="https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/binutils/binutils-$pkgver.tar.xz
 	binutils-ld-fix-static-linking.patch
 	0001-Revert-PR25882-.gnu.attributes-are-not-checked-for-s.patch
 	"
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ build() {
 		$_cross_configure \
 		$_arch_configure \
 		--enable-default-hash-style=gnu \
-		$_hash_style_configure \
 		$no_textrels \
 		--with-pic \
 		--disable-werror \
@@ -132,26 +131,17 @@ package() {
 	fi
 }
 
-libs() {
-	pkgdesc="Runtime libraries from binutils - libbfd and libopcodes"
-
-	mkdir -p "$subpkgdir"/usr/lib
-	mv "$pkgdir"/usr/lib/lib*.so "$subpkgdir"/usr/lib/
-}
-
 gold() {
 	pkgdesc="GNU binutils - gold linker"
 
 	if [ -e "$pkgdir"/usr/bin/ld.gold ]; then
-		mkdir -p "$subpkgdir"/usr/bin
-		mv "$pkgdir"/usr/bin/ld.gold "$subpkgdir"/usr/bin
+		amove usr/bin/ld.gold
 	fi
-	mkdir -p "$subpkgdir"/usr/$CTARGET/bin
-	mv "$pkgdir"/usr/$CTARGET/bin/ld.gold "$subpkgdir"/usr/$CTARGET/bin/ld.gold
+	amove usr/$CTARGET/bin/ld.gold
 }
 
 sha512sums="
-30256362945184329c994730f60d8493292547e0e5de5f49d57490d8d9b1a0a18393bf7f70934ba5061ee2001ec4cbf5f206d310df9512a7fb3625a362e358f9  binutils-2.40.tar.bz2
+a37e042523bc46494d99d5637c3f3d8f9956d9477b748b3b1f6d7dfbb8d968ed52c932e88a4e946c6f77b8f48f1e1b360ca54c3d298f17193f3b4963472f6925  binutils-2.40.tar.xz
 ecee33b0e435aa704af1c334e560f201638ff79e199aa11ed78a72f7c9b46f85fbb227af5748e735fd681d1965fcc42ac81b0c8824e540430ce0c706c81e8b49  binutils-ld-fix-static-linking.patch
 70ec22bd72ef6dddecfd970613387dd4a8cdc8730dd3cbf03d5a0c3a7c4d839383167bb06dad21bf7c235329fd44b5dc4aefe762f68544f17155cf002bf1be4a  0001-Revert-PR25882-.gnu.attributes-are-not-checked-for-s.patch
 "
diff --git a/cross/binutils-riscv64/APKBUILD b/cross/binutils-riscv64/APKBUILD
index a93a4cc66..a405d8f16 100644
--- a/cross/binutils-riscv64/APKBUILD
+++ b/cross/binutils-riscv64/APKBUILD
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CTARGET="$(arch_to_hostspec $CTARGET_ARCH)"
 
 pkgname=binutils-riscv64
 pkgver=2.40
-pkgrel=2
+pkgrel=3
 pkgdesc="Tools necessary to build programs for riscv64 targets"
 url="https://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/"
 makedepends_build="bison flex texinfo"
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ makedepends="$makedepends_build $makedepends_host"
 arch="x86_64"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND BSD-3-Clause"
 subpackages="binutils-dev binutils-doc"
-source="https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/binutils/binutils-$pkgver.tar.bz2
+source="https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/binutils/binutils-$pkgver.tar.xz
 	binutils-ld-fix-static-linking.patch
 	0001-Revert-PR25882-.gnu.attributes-are-not-checked-for-s.patch
 	"
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ build() {
 		$_cross_configure \
 		$_arch_configure \
 		--enable-default-hash-style=gnu \
-		$_hash_style_configure \
 		$no_textrels \
 		--with-pic \
 		--disable-werror \
@@ -132,26 +131,17 @@ package() {
 	fi
 }
 
-libs() {
-	pkgdesc="Runtime libraries from binutils - libbfd and libopcodes"
-
-	mkdir -p "$subpkgdir"/usr/lib
-	mv "$pkgdir"/usr/lib/lib*.so "$subpkgdir"/usr/lib/
-}
-
 gold() {
 	pkgdesc="GNU binutils - gold linker"
 
 	if [ -e "$pkgdir"/usr/bin/ld.gold ]; then
-		mkdir -p "$subpkgdir"/usr/bin
-		mv "$pkgdir"/usr/bin/ld.gold "$subpkgdir"/usr/bin
+		amove usr/bin/ld.gold
 	fi
-	mkdir -p "$subpkgdir"/usr/$CTARGET/bin
-	mv "$pkgdir"/usr/$CTARGET/bin/ld.gold "$subpkgdir"/usr/$CTARGET/bin/ld.gold
+	amove usr/$CTARGET/bin/ld.gold
 }
 
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 "