diff --git a/package/qemu/Config.in.host b/package/qemu/Config.in.host
index 4db114490a..0997772751 100644
--- a/package/qemu/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/qemu/Config.in.host
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_QEMU_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	default y if BR2_xtensa
 	default y if BR2_x86_64
 	depends on !BR2_x86_steamroller && !BR2_x86_core_avx2
+	# The Qemu TCG engine does not implement the AVX512
+	# instruction set, so binaries built for such CPUs cannot be
+	# emulated.
+	depends on !BR2_X86_CPU_HAS_AVX512
 	depends on !BR2_powerpc_620 && !BR2_powerpc_630
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_QEMU_SYSTEM_ARCH_SUPPORTS