diff --git a/package/lxc/Config.in b/package/lxc/Config.in
index a5df3e32eb..3253f144a6 100644
--- a/package/lxc/Config.in
+++ b/package/lxc/Config.in
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LXC
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
 	# build system forcefully builds a shared library
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
-	# the toolchain doesn't support setns syscall
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CODESOURCERY_NIOSII
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_0 # libcap
 	help
 	  Linux Containers (LXC), provides the ability to group and isolate
@@ -17,7 +15,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LXC
 
 comment "lxc needs a toolchain w/ threads, headers >= 3.0, dynamic library"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CODESOURCERY_NIOSII
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS \
 		|| !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_0 \
 		|| BR2_STATIC_LIBS