diff --git a/package/kvm-unit-tests/Config.in b/package/kvm-unit-tests/Config.in
index d0d9e2ef96..8b7908eee9 100644
--- a/package/kvm-unit-tests/Config.in
+++ b/package/kvm-unit-tests/Config.in
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_KVM_UNIT_TESTS
 	# x86-64 we use the host gcc (see .mk file for details)
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_5 || !BR2_i386
 	depends on BR2_HOST_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_5 || !BR2_x86_64
+	depends on BR2_HOSTARCH = "x86_64" || !BR2_x86_64
 	select BR2_HOSTARCH_NEEDS_IA32_COMPILER if BR2_x86_64=y
 	help
 	  kvm-unit-tests is a project as old as KVM. As its name