diff --git a/dkarm-eabi/patches/binutils-2.17.patch b/dkarm-eabi/patches/binutils-2.17.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6407853
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dkarm-eabi/patches/binutils-2.17.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+diff -Nbaur binutils-2.17/bfd/doc/chew.c binutils-2.17-arm/bfd/doc/chew.c
+--- binutils-2.17/bfd/doc/chew.c	Sun Jul 24 17:57:42 2005
++++ binutils-2.17-arm/bfd/doc/chew.c	Sat Jul  1 18:15:11 2006
+@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@
+ #define DEF_SIZE 5000
+ #define STACK 50
+
++#ifdef __MINGW32__
++/* Prevent \r\n\ line endings */
++#include <fcntl.h>
++unsigned int _CRT_fmode = _O_BINARY;
++#endif
++
+ int internal_wanted;
+ int internal_mode;
+