diff --git a/toolchain/toolchain-external/toolchain-external-linaro-arm/Config.in b/toolchain/toolchain-external/toolchain-external-linaro-arm/Config.in
index cef42e7441..78aeb8ea41 100644
--- a/toolchain/toolchain-external/toolchain-external-linaro-arm/Config.in
+++ b/toolchain/toolchain-external/toolchain-external-linaro-arm/Config.in
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ comment "Linaro toolchains available for Cortex-A + EABIhf"
 config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_LINARO_ARM
 	bool "Linaro ARM 2016.11"
 	depends on BR2_arm
-	depends on BR2_ARM_CPU_ARMV7A
+	depends on BR2_ARM_CPU_ARMV7A || BR2_ARM_CPU_ARMV8
 	depends on BR2_HOSTARCH = "x86_64" || BR2_HOSTARCH = "x86"
 	depends on BR2_ARM_EABIHF
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
diff --git a/toolchain/toolchain-external/toolchain-external-linaro-armeb/Config.in b/toolchain/toolchain-external/toolchain-external-linaro-armeb/Config.in
index b2fed7fb6c..c7f2f5f60c 100644
--- a/toolchain/toolchain-external/toolchain-external-linaro-armeb/Config.in
+++ b/toolchain/toolchain-external/toolchain-external-linaro-armeb/Config.in
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ comment "Linaro toolchains available for Cortex-A + EABIhf"
 config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_LINARO_ARMEB
 	bool "Linaro armeb 2016.11"
 	depends on BR2_armeb
-	depends on BR2_ARM_CPU_ARMV7A
+	depends on BR2_ARM_CPU_ARMV7A || BR2_ARM_CPU_ARMV8
 	depends on BR2_HOSTARCH = "x86_64" || BR2_HOSTARCH = "x86"
 	depends on BR2_ARM_EABIHF
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS