diff --git a/package/valgrind/Config.in b/package/valgrind/Config.in
index 40e219d95a..75b779d214 100644
--- a/package/valgrind/Config.in
+++ b/package/valgrind/Config.in
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_VALGRIND_ARCH_SUPPORTS
+	bool
+	default y if BR2_ARM_CPU_ARMV7A
+	default y if BR2_mips || BR2_mipsel || BR2_mips64 || BR2_mips64el
+	default y if BR2_i386 || BR2_x86_64
+	default y if BR2_powerpc || BR2_powerpc64 || BR2_powerpc64le
+	depends on !BR2_MIPS_SOFT_FLOAT
+
 comment "valgrind needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_VALGRIND_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_VALGRIND
 	bool "valgrind"
-	depends on BR2_ARM_CPU_ARMV7A || BR2_i386 || \
-		   BR2_mips || BR2_mipsel || BR2_mips64 || BR2_mips64el || \
-		   BR2_powerpc || BR2_powerpc64 || BR2_powerpc64le || \
-		   BR2_x86_64
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_VALGRIND_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
-	depends on !BR2_MIPS_SOFT_FLOAT
 	help
 	  Tool for debugging and profiling Linux programs.