diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix
index 667a9aa88c8..4c32255e875 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ./pt-pax-flags.patch
   ];
 
-  outputs = (optional (cross == null) "dev") ++ [ "out" "info" ];
+  outputs = [ "out" "info" ] ++ (optional (cross == null) "dev");
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ bison ];
   buildInputs = [ zlib ];