diff --git a/package/armadillo/Config.in b/package/armadillo/Config.in
index 47c7cd9ffd..b2b61a3233 100644
--- a/package/armadillo/Config.in
+++ b/package/armadillo/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 comment "armadillo needs a toolchain w/ C++"
 	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
-	depends on !(BR2_mips || BR2_mipsel || BR2_mips64 || BR2_mips64el)
 	depends on !BR2_powerpc
 	depends on !BR2_m68k_cf
 
@@ -11,7 +10,6 @@ comment "armadillo needs a glibc toolchain w/ C++"
 config BR2_PACKAGE_ARMADILLO
 	bool "armadillo"
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
-	depends on !(BR2_mips || BR2_mipsel || BR2_mips64 || BR2_mips64el) # clapack
 	depends on !BR2_powerpc || BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC # clapack
 	depends on !BR2_m68k_cf # clapack
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_CLAPACK
diff --git a/package/clapack/Config.in b/package/clapack/Config.in
index af7834d985..a912eb6c91 100644
--- a/package/clapack/Config.in
+++ b/package/clapack/Config.in
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ comment "clapack needs a glibc toolchain"
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_CLAPACK
 	bool "cblas/clapack"
-	depends on !(BR2_mips || BR2_mipsel || BR2_mips64 || BR2_mips64el)
 	# _fpu_control is used on PowerPC, but not available with
 	# uClibc or musl
 	depends on !BR2_powerpc || BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC