diff --git a/package/php/Config.in b/package/php/Config.in
index 3020bccd8f..57dabc435f 100644
--- a/package/php/Config.in
+++ b/package/php/Config.in
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_SAPI_CLI
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_SAPI_FPM
 	bool "FPM interface"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
+	# "Sparc v8 and predecessors are not and will not be supported"
+	depends on !BR2_sparc
 	help
 	  PHP-FPM (FastCGI Process Manager)