diff --git a/package/libvirt/Config.in b/package/libvirt/Config.in
index ee042e3cd8..9308d2a6ac 100644
--- a/package/libvirt/Config.in
+++ b/package/libvirt/Config.in
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBVIRT_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	default y if BR2_x86_64
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
 
-comment "libvirt needs udev /dev management, a toolchain w/ threads, dynamic library, kernel headers >= 3.12"
+comment "libvirt needs udev /dev management, a toolchain w/ threads, dynamic library, kernel headers >= 3.12 (4.11 for AArch64)"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBVIRT_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_UDEV || BR2_STATIC_LIBS || !BR2_USE_MMU || \
 		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || \
-		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_12
+		!(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_12 &&
+		  (BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_4_11 || !BR2_aarch64))
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBVIRT
 	bool "libvirt"