diff --git a/package/botan/Config.in b/package/botan/Config.in
index 49118723c..b9e2e3a36 100644
--- a/package/botan/Config.in
+++ b/package/botan/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_BOTAN_ARCH_SUPPORTS
+	default y if BR2_arm || BR2_armeb || BR2_i386 || BR2_m68k    || \
+		BR2_mips || BR2_mipsel || BR2_mips64 || BR2_mips64el || \
+		BR2_powerpc || BR2_powerpc64 || BR2_sparc || BR2_sh  || \
+		BR2_x86_64
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_BOTAN
 	bool "botan"
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_BOTAN_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	help
 	  Botan is a crypto library for C++
 
@@ -8,3 +15,4 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_BOTAN
 
 comment "botan needs a toolchain w/ C++"
 	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_BOTAN_ARCH_SUPPORTS