diff --git a/package/qemu/Config.in.host b/package/qemu/Config.in.host
index a1f05310ec..c5c3f05e9f 100644
--- a/package/qemu/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/qemu/Config.in.host
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_QEMU
 	bool "host qemu"
+	# So far, we only build the user mode emulation, so this list
+	# of architecture dependencies only takes into account this
+	# emulation mode.
+	depends on BR2_arm       || BR2_armeb       || BR2_aarch64      || \
+		BR2_i386         || BR2_m68k        || BR2_microblazeel || \
+		BR2_microblazebe || BR2_mips        || BR2_mipsel       || \
+		BR2_mips64       || BR2_mips64el    || BR2_powerpc      || \
+		BR2_powerpc64    || BR2_powerpc64le || BR2_sh           || \
+		BR2_sparc        || BR2_x86_64
 	help
 	  QEMU is a generic and open source machine emulator and virtualizer.