diff --git a/package/powerpc-utils/powerpc-utils.hash b/package/powerpc-utils/powerpc-utils.hash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d02f16ad6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/powerpc-utils/powerpc-utils.hash
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# From http://sourceforge.net/projects/powerpc-utils/files/powerpc-utils/
+sha1	975c668e8eaedd5222a7870e82ce295d06dfe649	powerpc-utils-1.2.24.tar.gz
+md5	f492a72f2d4522eba5d9b329c84b3ed3	powerpc-utils-1.2.24.tar.gz
diff --git a/package/powerpc-utils/powerpc-utils.mk b/package/powerpc-utils/powerpc-utils.mk
index eae58d513e..3b30458d3b 100644
--- a/package/powerpc-utils/powerpc-utils.mk
+++ b/package/powerpc-utils/powerpc-utils.mk
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-POWERPC_UTILS_VERSION = v1.4
-POWERPC_UTILS_SITE = git://git.code.sf.net/p/powerpc-utils/powerpc-utils
-POWERPC_UTILS_AUTORECONF = YES
+POWERPC_UTILS_VERSION = 1.2.24
+POWERPC_UTILS_SITE = http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/powerpc-utils/powerpc-utils
 POWERPC_UTILS_DEPENDENCIES = zlib
 POWERPC_UTILS_LICENSE = Common Public License Version 1.0
 POWERPC_UTILS_LICENSE_FILES = COPYRIGHT
 
 POWERPC_UTILS_CONF_OPTS = --without-librtas
+POWERPC_UTILS_CONF_ENV = \
+	ax_cv_check_cflags___fstack_protector_all=$(if $(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SSP),yes,no)
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))