diff --git a/package/nodejs/Config.in b/package/nodejs/Config.in
index aa65c6f42e..fea34802fc 100644
--- a/package/nodejs/Config.in
+++ b/package/nodejs/Config.in
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_NODEJS
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	depends on BR2_arm || BR2_i386 || BR2_x86_64
+	# ARM needs BLX, so v5t+
+	depends on !(BR2_arm7tdmi || BR2_arm720t || BR2_arm920t || BR2_arm922t || BR2_fa526)
 	# uses fork()
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	help