diff --git a/package/tvheadend/Config.in b/package/tvheadend/Config.in
index 56a3b385d1..2cde51d88f 100644
--- a/package/tvheadend/Config.in
+++ b/package/tvheadend/Config.in
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ if BR2_PACKAGE_TVHEADEND
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_TVHEADEND_TRANSCODING
 	bool "transcoding support"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_AVRESAMPLE
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_GPL # needed for x264 support