diff --git a/package/flashrom/Config.in b/package/flashrom/Config.in
index 9420cc69df..adc068cbfa 100644
--- a/package/flashrom/Config.in
+++ b/package/flashrom/Config.in
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_FLASHROM
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_DMIDECODE
 	depends on BR2_i386 || BR2_x86_64
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS 	# libusb
-	depends on BR2_ARCH_HAS_ATOMICS 	# libftdi
 	help
 	  flashrom is a utility for identifying, reading, writing,
 	  verifying and erasing flash chips. It is designed to flash
@@ -20,5 +19,4 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_FLASHROM
 
 comment "flashrom needs a toolchain w/ threads"
 	depends on BR2_i386 || BR2_x86_64
-	depends on BR2_ARCH_HAS_ATOMICS
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
diff --git a/package/libftdi/Config.in b/package/libftdi/Config.in
index c0ab0f25ac..8e02cb914c 100644
--- a/package/libftdi/Config.in
+++ b/package/libftdi/Config.in
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBFTDI
 	bool "libftdi"
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # libusb
-	depends on BR2_ARCH_HAS_ATOMICS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUSB
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUSB_COMPAT
 	help
@@ -27,5 +26,4 @@ comment "libftdi C++ bindings need a toolchain w/ wchar, C++"
 endif # BR2_PACKAGE_LIBFTDI
 
 comment "libftdi needs a toolchain w/ threads"
-	depends on BR2_ARCH_HAS_ATOMICS
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS