diff --git a/package/erlang/Config.in b/package/erlang/Config.in
index ab87eab6ff..b6b100f38b 100644
--- a/package/erlang/Config.in
+++ b/package/erlang/Config.in
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_ERLANG_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 config BR2_PACKAGE_ERLANG_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	bool
 	# see HOWTO/INSTALL.md for Erlang's supported platforms
-	# when using its native atomic ops implementation
+	# when using its native atomic ops implementation or gcc's
+	# __atomic_* builtins
 	default y if BR2_i386 || BR2_x86_64 || BR2_powerpc || \
-		BR2_sparc_v9 || BR2_arm || BR2_aarch64 || BR2_mipsel
+		BR2_sparc_v9 || BR2_arm || BR2_aarch64 || BR2_mipsel || \
+		BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_ATOMIC
 	# erlang needs host-erlang
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_ERLANG_ARCH_SUPPORTS