diff --git a/package/bpftool/Config.in b/package/bpftool/Config.in
index e81d874343..a1ef3843e6 100644
--- a/package/bpftool/Config.in
+++ b/package/bpftool/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_BPFTOOL_ARCH_SUPPORTS
+	bool
+	# see libbpf/src/bpf.c
+	default y if BR2_arc
+	default y if BR2_aarch64 || BR2_aarch64_be
+	default y if BR2_i386 || BR2_x86_64
+	default y if BR2_sparc || BR2_sparc64
+	default y if BR2_s390x
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_BPFTOOL
 	bool "bpftool"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_BPFTOOL_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	depends on !BR2_nios2 # binutils
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR # binutils, elfutils
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # elfutils
@@ -13,6 +23,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_BPFTOOL
 	  of eBPF programs and maps.
 
 comment "bpftool needs a uClibc or glibc toolchain w/ wchar, dynamic library, threads, headers >= 4.12"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_BPFTOOL_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	depends on !BR2_nios2
 	depends on !BR2_USE_WCHAR || BR2_STATIC_LIBS \
 		|| !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS \