diff --git a/package/qemu/qemu.mk b/package/qemu/qemu.mk
index d565c88bcd..04df79fcd5 100644
--- a/package/qemu/qemu.mk
+++ b/package/qemu/qemu.mk
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ HOST_QEMU_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf host-python host-zlib host-libglib2 host-p
 #       sh2a            not supported
 #       sh4             sh4
 #       sh4eb           sh4eb
-#       sh4a            ?
-#       sh4aeb          ?
+#       sh4a            sh4
+#       sh4aeb          sh4eb
 #       sh64            not supported
 #       sparc           sparc
 
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(HOST_QEMU_ARCH),powerpc)
 HOST_QEMU_ARCH = ppc
 endif
+ifeq ($(HOST_QEMU_ARCH),sh4a)
+HOST_QEMU_ARCH = sh4
+endif
+ifeq ($(HOST_QEMU_ARCH),sh4aeb)
+HOST_QEMU_ARCH = sh4eb
+endif
 HOST_QEMU_TARGETS = $(HOST_QEMU_ARCH)-linux-user
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_QEMU),y)