diff --git a/package/qemu/Config.in.host b/package/qemu/Config.in.host
index 71f38ef41f..b001dd9514 100644
--- a/package/qemu/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/qemu/Config.in.host
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
-config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_QEMU
-	bool "host qemu"
-	depends on BR2_arm       || BR2_armeb       || BR2_aarch64      || \
+config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_QEMU_ARCH_SUPPORTS
+	bool
+	default y if BR2_arm || BR2_armeb       || BR2_aarch64      || \
 		BR2_i386         || BR2_m68k        || BR2_microblazeel || \
 		BR2_microblazebe || BR2_mips        || BR2_mipsel       || \
 		BR2_mips64       || BR2_mips64el    || BR2_powerpc      || \
 		BR2_powerpc64    || BR2_powerpc64le || BR2_sh           || \
 		BR2_sparc        || BR2_x86_64
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_QEMU
+	bool "host qemu"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_QEMU_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_QEMU_LINUX_USER_MODE \
 		if !BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_QEMU_SYSTEM_MODE
 	help