diff --git a/package/gstreamer/gst-plugins-bad/Config.in b/package/gstreamer/gst-plugins-bad/Config.in
index 3bfd12b52f..e2a67f1356 100644
--- a/package/gstreamer/gst-plugins-bad/Config.in
+++ b/package/gstreamer/gst-plugins-bad/Config.in
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GST_PLUGINS_BAD_PLUGIN_BZ2
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_GST_PLUGINS_BAD_PLUGIN_CDAUDIO
 	bool "cdaudio"
+	depends on !BR2_nios2 # libcdaudio
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCDAUDIO
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_GST_PLUGINS_BAD_PLUGIN_CURL
diff --git a/package/libcdaudio/Config.in b/package/libcdaudio/Config.in
index 02df01e4fc..3eca607fc1 100644
--- a/package/libcdaudio/Config.in
+++ b/package/libcdaudio/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCDAUDIO
 	bool "libcdaudio"
+	# binutils assertion failure
+	depends on !BR2_nios2
 	help
 	  libcdaudio is a library designed to provide functions to
 	  control operation of a CD-ROM when playing audio CDs. It