Index: head/base/binutils/Makefile
===================================================================
--- head/base/binutils/Makefile
+++ head/base/binutils/Makefile
@@ -10,14 +10,6 @@
 MASTERDIR=	${.CURDIR}/../../devel/binutils
 PLIST=		${.CURDIR}/pkg-plist
 
-.if !defined(CROSS_TOOLCHAIN)
-.error Please define CROSS_TOOLCHAIN before building
-.endif
-
-.if !defined(CROSS_SYSROOT)
-.error Please define CROSS_SYSROOT before building
-.endif
-
 TARGETARCH=	${ARCH:S/amd64/x86_64/}
 BUTARGET=	${TARGETARCH}-unknown-${OPSYS:tl}${OSREL}
 
Index: head/devel/binutils/Makefile
===================================================================
--- head/devel/binutils/Makefile
+++ head/devel/binutils/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 LICENSE_COMB=	multi
 
 EXTRA_PATCHES=	${FILESDIR}/binutils-do-not-provide-shared-section-symbols.patch:-p1
-.if !defined(CROSS_TOOLCHAIN)
+.if defined(PREFIX) && ${PREFIX} != "/usr"
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/lib/libgmp.so:math/gmp \
 		${LOCALBASE}/lib/libmpfr.so:math/mpfr
 
@@ -122,28 +122,30 @@
 	${RM} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${BUTARGET}/lib/ldscripts/i386bsd.*
 	@if [ -d ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${INFO_PATH:H} ] ; then rm -rf ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${INFO_PATH:H}; fi
 	${LN} -fs ../../bin/${BUTARGET}-size ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${BUTARGET}/bin/size
+.if ${PREFIX} == "/usr"
 .if defined(CROSS_TOOLCHAIN)
 	${MV} ${STAGEDIR}/usr/bin/as ${STAGEDIR}/usr/bin/${BUTARGET}-as
-	${LN} -fs /usr/bin/${BUTARGET}-as ${STAGEDIR}/usr/bin/as
 	${MV} ${STAGEDIR}/usr/bin/ld ${STAGEDIR}/usr/bin/${BUTARGET}-ld
-	${LN} -fs /usr/bin/${BUTARGET}-ld ${STAGEDIR}/usr/bin/ld
 	${MV} ${STAGEDIR}/usr/bin/ld.bfd ${STAGEDIR}/usr/bin/${BUTARGET}-ld.bfd
-	${LN} -fs /usr/bin/${BUTARGET}-ld.bfd ${STAGEDIR}/usr/bin/ld.bfd
 	${MV} ${STAGEDIR}/usr/bin/objcopy ${STAGEDIR}/usr/bin/${BUTARGET}-objcopy
-	${LN} -fs /usr/bin/${BUTARGET}-objcopy ${STAGEDIR}/usr/bin/objcopy
 	${MV} ${STAGEDIR}/usr/bin/objdump ${STAGEDIR}/usr/bin/${BUTARGET}-objdump
-	${LN} -fs /usr/bin/${BUTARGET}-objdump ${STAGEDIR}/usr/bin/objdump
 	${MV} ${STAGEDIR}/${MANDIR}1/as.1 ${STAGEDIR}/${MANDIR}1/${BUTARGET}-as.1
 	${GZIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}/${MANDIR}1/${BUTARGET}-as.1
-	${LN} -fs ${BUTARGET}-as.1.gz ${STAGEDIR}/${MANDIR}1/as.1.gz
 	${MV} ${STAGEDIR}/${MANDIR}1/ld.1 ${STAGEDIR}/${MANDIR}1/${BUTARGET}-ld.1
 	${GZIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}/${MANDIR}1/${BUTARGET}-ld.1
-	${LN} -fs ${BUTARGET}-ld.1.gz ${STAGEDIR}/${MANDIR}1/ld.1.gz
 	${MV} ${STAGEDIR}/${MANDIR}1/objcopy.1 ${STAGEDIR}/${MANDIR}1/${BUTARGET}-objcopy.1
 	${GZIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}/${MANDIR}1/${BUTARGET}-objcopy.1
-	${LN} -fs ${BUTARGET}-objcopy.1.gz ${STAGEDIR}/${MANDIR}1/objcopy.1.gz
 	${MV} ${STAGEDIR}/${MANDIR}1/objdump.1 ${STAGEDIR}/${MANDIR}1/${BUTARGET}-objdump.1
 	${GZIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}/${MANDIR}1/${BUTARGET}-objdump.1
+.endif
+	${LN} -fs /usr/bin/${BUTARGET}-as ${STAGEDIR}/usr/bin/as
+	${LN} -fs /usr/bin/${BUTARGET}-ld ${STAGEDIR}/usr/bin/ld
+	${LN} -fs /usr/bin/${BUTARGET}-ld.bfd ${STAGEDIR}/usr/bin/ld.bfd
+	${LN} -fs /usr/bin/${BUTARGET}-objcopy ${STAGEDIR}/usr/bin/objcopy
+	${LN} -fs /usr/bin/${BUTARGET}-objdump ${STAGEDIR}/usr/bin/objdump
+	${LN} -fs ${BUTARGET}-as.1.gz ${STAGEDIR}/${MANDIR}1/as.1.gz
+	${LN} -fs ${BUTARGET}-ld.1.gz ${STAGEDIR}/${MANDIR}1/ld.1.gz
+	${LN} -fs ${BUTARGET}-objcopy.1.gz ${STAGEDIR}/${MANDIR}1/objcopy.1.gz
 	${LN} -fs ${BUTARGET}-objdump.1.gz ${STAGEDIR}/${MANDIR}1/objdump.1.gz
 	@${RM} -r ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/include
 	@${RM} -r ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib