diff --git a/package/binutils/Config.in.host b/package/binutils/Config.in.host
index 907b63de13..51802db043 100644
--- a/package/binutils/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/binutils/Config.in.host
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ config BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION
 	default "2.38"		if BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_38_X
 	default "2.39"		if BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_39_X
 
+config BR2_BINUTILS_GPROFNG
+	bool "gprofng support"
+	depends on BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_39_X
+	help
+	  This option enables support for gprofng, a new profiler.
+
 config BR2_BINUTILS_EXTRA_CONFIG_OPTIONS
 	string "Additional binutils options"
 	default ""
diff --git a/package/binutils/binutils.mk b/package/binutils/binutils.mk
index a3fece27dc..e4cb19896d 100644
--- a/package/binutils/binutils.mk
+++ b/package/binutils/binutils.mk
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ BINUTILS_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--enable-install-libiberty \
 	--enable-build-warnings=no \
 	--with-system-zlib \
+	--disable-gprofng \
 	$(BINUTILS_DISABLE_GDB_CONF_OPTS) \
 	$(BINUTILS_EXTRA_CONFIG_OPTIONS)
 
@@ -91,6 +92,13 @@ HOST_BINUTILS_CONF_OPTS = \
 	$(BINUTILS_DISABLE_GDB_CONF_OPTS) \
 	$(BINUTILS_EXTRA_CONFIG_OPTIONS)
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_BINUTILS_GPROFNG),y)
+HOST_BINUTILS_DEPENDENCIES += host-bison
+HOST_INBUTILS_CONF_OPTS += --enable-gprofng
+else
+HOST_INBUTILS_CONF_OPTS += --disable-gprofng
+endif
+
 # binutils run configure script of subdirs at make time, so ensure
 # our TARGET_CONFIGURE_ARGS are taken into consideration for those
 BINUTILS_MAKE_ENV = $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_ARGS)