diff --git a/package/samba/Config.in b/package/samba/Config.in
index 70ff960347..8dd0bf2b4a 100644
--- a/package/samba/Config.in
+++ b/package/samba/Config.in
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_SAMBA
 	bool "samba"
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
-	# binary too large, relocations don't fit
-	depends on !BR2_avr32
+	depends on !BR2_avr32 # binary too large, relocations don't fit
+	depends on !BR2_nios2 # binary too large, relocations don't fit
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_POPT
 	help
 	  Provides secure, stable and fast file and print services
diff --git a/package/samba4/Config.in b/package/samba4/Config.in
index 77a46cd713..7008ba2037 100644
--- a/package/samba4/Config.in
+++ b/package/samba4/Config.in
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_SAMBA4
 	depends on BR2_LARGEFILE
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # talloc python threads
 	depends on !BR2_avr32 # bad toolchain
+	depends on !BR2_nios2 # binary too large, relocations don't fit
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_POPT
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON