diff --git a/package/boost/Config.in b/package/boost/Config.in
index 8610932248..8925982ba8 100644
--- a/package/boost/Config.in
+++ b/package/boost/Config.in
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_EXCEPTION
 config BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_FIBER
 	bool "boost-fiber"
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL
+	# mips support uses the "pause" instruction, only available
+	# since mips32r2/mips64r2.
+	depends on !BR2_MIPS_CPU_MIPS32 && !BR2_MIPS_CPU_MIPS64
 	help
 	  C++11 userland threads library.