diff --git a/package/kvm-unit-tests/Config.in b/package/kvm-unit-tests/Config.in
index f704a8e0c3..72656462e1 100644
--- a/package/kvm-unit-tests/Config.in
+++ b/package/kvm-unit-tests/Config.in
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_KVM_UNIT_TESTS
 	# on i386 and x86-64, __builtin_reachable is used, so we need
 	# gcc 4.5 at least. on i386, we use the target gcc, while on
 	# x86-64 we use the host gcc (see .mk file for details)
-	depends on BR2_arm || \
+	# On ARM, it uses virtualization extensions
+	depends on BR2_cortex_a7 || BR2_cortex_a12 || \
+		BR2_cortex_a15 || BR2_cortex_a17 || \
 		(BR2_i386 && BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_5) || \
 		BR2_powerpc64 || \
 		BR2_powerpc64le || \