diff --git a/package/qemu/Config.in b/package/qemu/Config.in
index 0f9e353510..2bbc6a14c0 100644
--- a/package/qemu/Config.in
+++ b/package/qemu/Config.in
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ menuconfig BR2_PACKAGE_QEMU
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGLIB2
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PIXMAN
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_QEMU_SYSTEM if !BR2_PACKAGE_QEMU_LINUX_USER
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_QEMU_TOOLS if !BR2_PACKAGE_QEMU_SYSTEM && !BR2_PACKAGE_QEMU_LINUX_USER
 	help
 	  QEMU is a generic and open source machine emulator and
 	  virtualizer.
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ comment "Linux user-land emulation needs a glibc or uClibc toolchain"
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_QEMU_CHOOSE_TARGETS
 	bool "Select individual emulator targets"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_QEMU_SYSTEM || BR2_PACKAGE_QEMU_LINUX_USER
 	help
 	  By default, all targets (system and/or user, subject to the
 	  corresponding options, above) are built. If you only need a