diff --git a/linux/Config.in b/linux/Config.in
index 2ebddb403b..8007271cb7 100644
--- a/linux/Config.in
+++ b/linux/Config.in
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL
 
 if BR2_LINUX_KERNEL
 
-comment "Linux kernel will not boot with binutils >= 2.29"
-	depends on BR2_ARM_CPU_ARMV7M
+comment "Linux kernel may fail to boot with binutils >= 2.29"
+	depends on BR2_arm || BR2_armeb
 	depends on !BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_28_X
 
 # Packages that need to have a kernel with support for loadable modules,