diff --git a/cross-binutils.spec b/cross-binutils.spec
index 9cd12d5..55b88a7 100644
--- a/cross-binutils.spec
+++ b/cross-binutils.spec
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 Summary: A GNU collection of cross-compilation binary utilities
 Name: %{cross}-binutils
 Version: 2.26
-Release: 3%{?dist}
+Release: 4%{?dist}
 License: GPLv3+
 Group: Development/Tools
 URL: http://sources.redhat.com/binutils
@@ -379,7 +379,8 @@ function config_target () {
     esac
 
     case $target in sh-*)
-	    CARGS="$CARGS --enable-targets=sh4-linux,sh-elf,sh-linux"
+	    CARGS="$CARGS --enable-targets=sh-linux,sh4-linux"
+	    # sh-elf is dropped for now as it makes for ambiguity in format recognition
 	    ;;
     esac
 
@@ -689,6 +690,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %do_files xtensa-linux-gnu	%{build_xtensa}
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Feb 8 2016 David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com> - 2.26-4
+- SH: Drop sh-elf support to avoid ambiguity errors in target selection (#1296814).
+
 * Fri Feb 5 2016 David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com> - 2.26-3
 - Sync with binutils-2.26-8.
 - Microblaze: Fix binutils compilation on 32-bit arch.