diff --git a/package/libgpg-error/Config.in b/package/libgpg-error/Config.in
index 5a2c14ead8..a0ee7ec531 100644
--- a/package/libgpg-error/Config.in
+++ b/package/libgpg-error/Config.in
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGPG_ERROR_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 		BR2_sh4a	|| BR2_sh4aeb		|| \
 		BR2_sparc	|| BR2_sparc64		|| \
 		BR2_x86_64
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGPG_ERROR
 	bool "libgpg-error"