diff --git a/package/oprofile/Config.in b/package/oprofile/Config.in
index 9014d9fcda..c75ccd90f4 100644
--- a/package/oprofile/Config.in
+++ b/package/oprofile/Config.in
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+# memory barrier function implemented only for some architectures
+config BR2_PACKAGE_OPROFILE_ARCH_SUPPORTS
+	bool
+	default y
+	depends on BR2_arceb || BR2_arcle || BR2_arm || BR2_armeb || \
+		BR2_aarch64 || BR2_aarch64_be || BR2_i386 || BR2_mips || \
+		BR2_mipsel || BR2_mips64 || BR2_mips64el || BR2_powerpc || \
+		BR2_powerpc64 || BR2_powerpc64le || BR2_sh || \
+		BR2_sparc || BR2_sparc64 || BR2_x86_64
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_OPROFILE
 	bool "oprofile"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
@@ -5,10 +15,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_OPROFILE
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_BINUTILS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBPFM4 if BR2_powerpc
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
-	depends on !BR2_nios2 # binutils
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR # binutils
-	# no memory barrier functions
-	depends on !BR2_xtensa && !BR2_microblaze
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_OPROFILE_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	# libpfm4 is needed on PowerPC, and requires thread support
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL || !BR2_powerpc
 	help
@@ -29,7 +37,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_OPROFILE
 
 comment "oprofile needs a toolchain w/ C++, wchar"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
-	depends on !BR2_nios2 && !BR2_xtensa && !BR2_microblaze
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_OPROFILE_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || !BR2_USE_WCHAR
 
 comment "oprofile needs a toolchain w/ NPTL on PPC"