diff --git a/package/binutils/Config.in b/package/binutils/Config.in
index 64803706e3..38d519a4c2 100644
--- a/package/binutils/Config.in
+++ b/package/binutils/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_BINUTILS
 	bool "binutils"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_GETTEXT if BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT_IF_LOCALE
+	depends on !BR2_aarch64
 	help
 	  Install binutils on the target
 
diff --git a/package/oprofile/Config.in b/package/oprofile/Config.in
index 562c9105e9..8c881d15ee 100644
--- a/package/oprofile/Config.in
+++ b/package/oprofile/Config.in
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_OPROFILE
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_POPT
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_BINUTILS
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+	depends on !BR2_aarch64 # binutils
 	help
 	  OProfile is a system-wide profiler for Linux systems,
 	  capable of profiling all running code at low overhead.