diff --git a/package/qemu/Config.in.host b/package/qemu/Config.in.host
index f9cdb9b703..8dd0c7d11b 100644
--- a/package/qemu/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/qemu/Config.in.host
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_QEMU_USER_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	bool
 	default y if BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_QEMU_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 
+comment "host-qemu needs a host gcc >= 8"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_QEMU_SYSTEM_ARCH_SUPPORTS || \
+		BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_QEMU_USER_ARCH_SUPPORT
+	depends on !BR2_HOST_GCC_AT_LEAST_8
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_QEMU
 	bool "host qemu"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_QEMU_SYSTEM_ARCH_SUPPORTS || BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_QEMU_USER_ARCH_SUPPORTS
@@ -50,11 +55,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_QEMU
 
 	  http://www.qemu.org
 
-comment "host-qemu needs a host gcc >= 8"
-	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_QEMU_SYSTEM_ARCH_SUPPORTS || \
-		BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_QEMU_USER_ARCH_SUPPORT
-	depends on !BR2_HOST_GCC_AT_LEAST_8
-
 if BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_QEMU
 
 comment "Emulators selection"