diff --git a/meta/conf/distro/include/poky-default.inc b/meta/conf/distro/include/poky-default.inc
index e5dd647ed7..ef9f5cffa4 100644
--- a/meta/conf/distro/include/poky-default.inc
+++ b/meta/conf/distro/include/poky-default.inc
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/${SDK_PREFIX}libc-for-gcc-nativesdk ?= "${POKYLIBC}-n
 
 GCCVERSION ?= "4.5.1"
 SDKGCCVERSION ?= "4.5.1"
-BINUVERSION ?= "2.20.1"
+BINUVERSION ?= "2.21"
 GLIBCVERSION ?= "2.10.1"
 LINUXLIBCVERSION ?= "2.6.36"