diff --git a/package/ltp-testsuite/Config.in b/package/ltp-testsuite/Config.in
index a7d3e58a3d..5c7152fb07 100644
--- a/package/ltp-testsuite/Config.in
+++ b/package/ltp-testsuite/Config.in
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_LTP_TESTSUITE_ARCH_SUPPORTS
+	bool
+	default y
+	# does not build on nios2, cachectl.h issue
+	depends on !BR2_nios2
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LTP_TESTSUITE
 	bool "ltp-testsuite"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL
-	# does not build, cachectl.h issue
-	depends on !BR2_nios2
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LTP_TESTSUITE_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBTIRPC if !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_NATIVE_RPC
 	help
 	  The Linux Test Project provides a huge testsuite for Linux.
@@ -12,6 +17,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LTP_TESTSUITE
 	  http://linux-test-project.github.io
 
 comment "ltp-testsuite needs a glibc or uClibc toolchain w/ NPTL"
-	depends on !BR2_nios2
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LTP_TESTSUITE_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL || BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL