diff --git a/boot/shim/Config.in b/boot/shim/Config.in
index b0e549a51b..c4f1a9f317 100644
--- a/boot/shim/Config.in
+++ b/boot/shim/Config.in
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
-config BR2_TARGET_SHIM
-	bool "shim"
+config BR2_PACKAGE_SHIM_ARCH_SUPPORTS
+	bool
+	default y if BR2_aarch64 || BR2_aarch64_be
+	default y if BR2_arm || BR2_armeb
+	default y if BR2_i386
+	default y if BR2_x86_64
 	# it includes gnu-efi
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_GNU_EFI_ARCH_SUPPORTS
-	depends on !BR2_mips64el
+
+config BR2_TARGET_SHIM
+	bool "shim"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_SHIM_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	help
 	  Boot loader to chain-load signed boot loaders under Secure
 	  Boot.