diff --git a/cross/binutils-aarch64/APKBUILD b/cross/binutils-aarch64/APKBUILD
index 6dfdf2ee5..04fbcd75e 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=4
+pkgrel=5
 pkgdesc="Tools necessary to build programs for aarch64 targets"
 url="https://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/"
 makedepends_build="bison flex texinfo"
@@ -55,19 +55,6 @@ build() {
 	local _gold_configure="--disable-gold"
 	local _plugin_configure="--enable-plugins"
 
-	case "$CARCH" in
-	riscv64)
-		# binutils creates empty textrels here
-		# https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25694
-		local no_textrels=""
-		;;
-	*)
-		# set -z text by default
-		# this is the default for linkers such as ld.lld too
-		local no_textrels="--enable-textrel-check=error"
-		;;
-	esac
-
 	if [ "$CHOST" != "$CTARGET" ]; then
 		_sysroot="$CBUILDROOT"
 		_cross_configure="--disable-install-libiberty"
@@ -107,7 +94,6 @@ build() {
 		$_cross_configure \
 		$_arch_configure \
 		--enable-default-hash-style=gnu \
-		$no_textrels \
 		--with-pic \
 		--disable-werror \
 		--disable-nls \
diff --git a/cross/binutils-armhf/APKBUILD b/cross/binutils-armhf/APKBUILD
index 8bd9a087c..2e74ad273 100644
--- a/cross/binutils-armhf/APKBUILD
+++ b/cross/binutils-armhf/APKBUILD
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CTARGET="$(arch_to_hostspec $CTARGET_ARCH)"
 
 pkgname=binutils-armhf
 pkgver=2.40
-pkgrel=4
+pkgrel=5
 pkgdesc="Tools necessary to build programs for armhf targets"
 url="https://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/"
 makedepends_build="bison flex texinfo"
@@ -55,19 +55,6 @@ build() {
 	local _gold_configure="--disable-gold"
 	local _plugin_configure="--enable-plugins"
 
-	case "$CARCH" in
-	riscv64)
-		# binutils creates empty textrels here
-		# https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25694
-		local no_textrels=""
-		;;
-	*)
-		# set -z text by default
-		# this is the default for linkers such as ld.lld too
-		local no_textrels="--enable-textrel-check=error"
-		;;
-	esac
-
 	if [ "$CHOST" != "$CTARGET" ]; then
 		_sysroot="$CBUILDROOT"
 		_cross_configure="--disable-install-libiberty"
@@ -107,7 +94,6 @@ build() {
 		$_cross_configure \
 		$_arch_configure \
 		--enable-default-hash-style=gnu \
-		$no_textrels \
 		--with-pic \
 		--disable-werror \
 		--disable-nls \
diff --git a/cross/binutils-armv7/APKBUILD b/cross/binutils-armv7/APKBUILD
index e019b584c..ca679b67b 100644
--- a/cross/binutils-armv7/APKBUILD
+++ b/cross/binutils-armv7/APKBUILD
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CTARGET="$(arch_to_hostspec $CTARGET_ARCH)"
 
 pkgname=binutils-armv7
 pkgver=2.40
-pkgrel=4
+pkgrel=5
 pkgdesc="Tools necessary to build programs for armv7 targets"
 url="https://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/"
 makedepends_build="bison flex texinfo"
@@ -55,19 +55,6 @@ build() {
 	local _gold_configure="--disable-gold"
 	local _plugin_configure="--enable-plugins"
 
-	case "$CARCH" in
-	riscv64)
-		# binutils creates empty textrels here
-		# https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25694
-		local no_textrels=""
-		;;
-	*)
-		# set -z text by default
-		# this is the default for linkers such as ld.lld too
-		local no_textrels="--enable-textrel-check=error"
-		;;
-	esac
-
 	if [ "$CHOST" != "$CTARGET" ]; then
 		_sysroot="$CBUILDROOT"
 		_cross_configure="--disable-install-libiberty"
@@ -107,7 +94,6 @@ build() {
 		$_cross_configure \
 		$_arch_configure \
 		--enable-default-hash-style=gnu \
-		$no_textrels \
 		--with-pic \
 		--disable-werror \
 		--disable-nls \
diff --git a/cross/binutils-riscv64/APKBUILD b/cross/binutils-riscv64/APKBUILD
index bd2d393f0..cc5fcaae9 100644
--- a/cross/binutils-riscv64/APKBUILD
+++ b/cross/binutils-riscv64/APKBUILD
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CTARGET="$(arch_to_hostspec $CTARGET_ARCH)"
 
 pkgname=binutils-riscv64
 pkgver=2.40
-pkgrel=4
+pkgrel=5
 pkgdesc="Tools necessary to build programs for riscv64 targets"
 url="https://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/"
 makedepends_build="bison flex texinfo"
@@ -55,19 +55,6 @@ build() {
 	local _gold_configure="--disable-gold"
 	local _plugin_configure="--enable-plugins"
 
-	case "$CARCH" in
-	riscv64)
-		# binutils creates empty textrels here
-		# https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25694
-		local no_textrels=""
-		;;
-	*)
-		# set -z text by default
-		# this is the default for linkers such as ld.lld too
-		local no_textrels="--enable-textrel-check=error"
-		;;
-	esac
-
 	if [ "$CHOST" != "$CTARGET" ]; then
 		_sysroot="$CBUILDROOT"
 		_cross_configure="--disable-install-libiberty"
@@ -107,7 +94,6 @@ build() {
 		$_cross_configure \
 		$_arch_configure \
 		--enable-default-hash-style=gnu \
-		$no_textrels \
 		--with-pic \
 		--disable-werror \
 		--disable-nls \