diff --git a/package/micropython/micropython.mk b/package/micropython/micropython.mk
index 2d7c924070..62668828af 100644
--- a/package/micropython/micropython.mk
+++ b/package/micropython/micropython.mk
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ MICROPYTHON_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf libffi
 
 # Use fallback implementation for exception handling on architectures that don't
 # have explicit support.
-ifeq ($(BR2_powerpc),y)
+ifeq ($(BR2_powerpc)$(BR2_sh)$(BR2_xtensa),y)
 MICROPYTHON_CFLAGS = -DMICROPY_GCREGS_SETJMP=1
 endif