diff --git a/package/espeak/Config.in b/package/espeak/Config.in
index 29dfec93c8..607d5b0399 100644
--- a/package/espeak/Config.in
+++ b/package/espeak/Config.in
@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_ESPEAK_AUDIO_BACKEND_ALSA
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_ESPEAK_AUDIO_BACKEND_PULSEAUDIO
 	bool "pulseaudio"
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_PULSEAUDIO
 	depends on BR2_LARGEFILE # pulseaudio
+	depends on BR2_ARCH_HAS_ATOMICS # pulseaudio
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PULSEAUDIO
 
 comment "pulseaudio backend needs a toolchain with largefile"
 	depends on !BR2_LARGEFILE
+	depends on BR2_ARCH_HAS_ATOMICS
 
 endchoice