diff --git a/package/multimedia/mplayer/Config.in b/package/multimedia/mplayer/Config.in
index a9a4bb6114..77bf9dc995 100644
--- a/package/multimedia/mplayer/Config.in
+++ b/package/multimedia/mplayer/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_MPLAYER
 	bool "mplayer"
+	# "Error: unsupported architecture sh4a" says mplayer
+	# configure script.
+	depends on !BR2_sh4a && !BR2_sh4aeb
 	help
 	  MPlayer is a movie player which runs on many systems and supports
 	  many different file formats.