diff --git a/toolchain/toolchain-external/toolchain-external-andes-nds32/Config.in b/toolchain/toolchain-external/toolchain-external-andes-nds32/Config.in
index 2596fc3c8b..9c937b8c44 100644
--- a/toolchain/toolchain-external/toolchain-external-andes-nds32/Config.in
+++ b/toolchain/toolchain-external/toolchain-external-andes-nds32/Config.in
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_ANDES_NDS32
 	bool "Andes nds32"
 	depends on BR2_nds32
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+	depends on BR2_HOSTARCH = "x86_64" || BR2_HOSTARCH = "x86"
+	select BR2_HOSTARCH_NEEDS_IA32_LIBS
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_8
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_GLIBC
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_4_17