diff --git a/package/wpewebkit/wpewebkit.mk b/package/wpewebkit/wpewebkit.mk
index 0a67391ced..9bc437d283 100644
--- a/package/wpewebkit/wpewebkit.mk
+++ b/package/wpewebkit/wpewebkit.mk
@@ -64,14 +64,16 @@ WPEWEBKIT_CONF_OPTS += -DUSE_WOFF2=OFF
 endif
 
 # JIT is not supported for MIPS r6, but the WebKit build system does not
-# have a check for these processors. Disable JIT forcibly here and use
-# the CLoop interpreter instead.
+# have a check for these processors. The same goes for ARMv5 and ARMv6.
+# Disable JIT forcibly here and use the CLoop interpreter instead.
 #
 # Also, we have to disable the sampling profiler, which does NOT work
 # with ENABLE_C_LOOP.
 #
-# Upstream bug: https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=191258
-ifeq ($(BR2_MIPS_CPU_MIPS32R6)$(BR2_MIPS_CPU_MIPS64R6),y)
+# Upstream bugs: https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=191258
+#                https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=172765
+#
+ifeq ($(BR2_ARM_CPU_ARMV5)$(BR2_ARM_CPU_ARMV6)$(BR2_MIPS_CPU_MIPS32R6)$(BR2_MIPS_CPU_MIPS64R6),y)
 WPEWEBKIT_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_JIT=OFF -DENABLE_C_LOOP=ON -DENABLE_SAMPLING_PROFILER=OFF
 endif