diff --git a/binutils-2.25.1-ihex-parsing.patch b/binutils-2.25.1-ihex-parsing.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b515fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binutils-2.25.1-ihex-parsing.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+diff -rup binutils-2.25.1.orig/bfd/ihex.c binutils-2.25.1/bfd/ihex.c
+--- binutils-2.25.1.orig/bfd/ihex.c	2015-08-04 17:10:24.766693094 +0100
++++ binutils-2.25.1/bfd/ihex.c	2015-08-04 17:10:44.824807881 +0100
+@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ ihex_bad_byte (bfd *abfd, unsigned int l
+       char buf[10];
+ 
+       if (! ISPRINT (c))
+-	sprintf (buf, "\\%03o", (unsigned int) c);
++	sprintf (buf, "\\%03o", (unsigned int) c & 0xff);
+       else
+ 	{
+ 	  buf[0] = c;
+@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ ihex_scan (bfd *abfd)
+       else
+ 	{
+ 	  file_ptr pos;
+-	  char hdr[8];
++	  unsigned char hdr[8];
+ 	  unsigned int i;
+ 	  unsigned int len;
+ 	  bfd_vma addr;
+@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ ihex_read_section (bfd *abfd, asection *
+   error = FALSE;
+   while ((c = ihex_get_byte (abfd, &error)) != EOF)
+     {
+-      char hdr[8];
++      unsigned char hdr[8];
+       unsigned int len;
+       unsigned int type;
+       unsigned int i;
+diff -rup binutils-2.25.1.orig/bfd/srec.c binutils-2.25.1/bfd/srec.c
+--- binutils-2.25.1.orig/bfd/srec.c	2015-08-04 17:10:24.774693139 +0100
++++ binutils-2.25.1/bfd/srec.c	2015-08-04 17:10:44.824807881 +0100
+@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ srec_bad_byte (bfd *abfd,
+       char buf[40];
+ 
+       if (! ISPRINT (c))
+-	sprintf (buf, "\\%03o", (unsigned int) c);
++	sprintf (buf, "\\%03o", (unsigned int) c & 0xff);
+       else
+ 	{
+ 	  buf[0] = c;
+diff -rup binutils-2.25.1.orig/binutils/readelf.c binutils-2.25.1/binutils/readelf.c
+--- binutils-2.25.1.orig/binutils/readelf.c	2015-08-04 17:10:24.856693609 +0100
++++ binutils-2.25.1/binutils/readelf.c	2015-08-04 17:10:44.829807910 +0100
+@@ -13838,7 +13838,7 @@ process_mips_specific (FILE * file)
+ 	      len = sizeof (* eopt);
+ 	      while (len < option->size)
+ 		{
+-		  char datum = * ((char *) eopt + offset + len);
++		  unsigned char datum = * ((unsigned char *) eopt + offset + len);
+ 
+ 		  if (ISPRINT (datum))
+ 		    printf ("%c", datum);
+Only in binutils-2.25.1/binutils: readelf.c.orig