diff --git a/hermit/include/hermit/config.h b/hermit/include/hermit/config.h
index 38bd9079b..e4b625cc0 100644
--- a/hermit/include/hermit/config.h
+++ b/hermit/include/hermit/config.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-#define MAX_CORES		40
+#define MAX_CORES		128
 #define MAX_TASKS		16
 #define MAX_ISLE		8
 #define MAX_FNAME		128
diff --git a/hermit/usr/binutils b/hermit/usr/binutils
index 8931334f7..2a3a8f69d 160000
--- a/hermit/usr/binutils
+++ b/hermit/usr/binutils
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 8931334f7f4e24b40c0973753e410421f0733a80
+Subproject commit 2a3a8f69d5aadde3fb41d4084cd95f01a3e7fa03