diff --git a/package/setools/Config.in b/package/setools/Config.in
index 7c85af686c..981d64b09b 100644
--- a/package/setools/Config.in
+++ b/package/setools/Config.in
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_SETOOLS
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+	# bfin: infamous _ symbol prefix issue
+	# nios2: triggers some toolchain issue "No symbol version
+	# section for versioned symbol"
+	depends on !BR2_nios2 && !BR2_bfin
 	help
 	  SETools is an open source project designed to facilitate
 	  SELinux policy analysis. The primary tools are:
@@ -23,3 +27,4 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_SETOOLS
 comment "setools needs a toolchain w/ threads, C++, dynamic library"
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_STATIC_LIBS \
 		|| !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+	depends on !BR2_nios2 && !BR2_bfin