diff --git a/package/qt/Config.in b/package/qt/Config.in
index 67d55616d..306fe1fc3 100644
--- a/package/qt/Config.in
+++ b/package/qt/Config.in
@@ -412,8 +412,11 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_QT_ARCH_SUPPORTS_WEBKIT
 	default y if BR2_arm || BR2_armeb || BR2_i386 || BR2_microblazeel || \
 		BR2_microblazebe || BR2_mips || BR2_mipsel || \
 		(BR2_mips64 || BR2_mips64el) && !BR2_MIPS_NABI32 || BR2_powerpc || \
-		BR2_powerpc64 || BR2_powerpc64le || BR2_sh4 || BR2_sh4eb || \
-		BR2_sh4a || BR2_sh4aeb || BR2_sparc || BR2_x86_64
+		BR2_powerpc64 || BR2_powerpc64le || BR2_sparc || BR2_x86_64
+	# The CodeSourcery SuperH toolchain fails to build Webkit,
+	# with an assertion failure in binutils.
+	default y if (BR2_sh4 || BR2_sh4eb || BR2_sh4a || BR2_sh4aeb) && \
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CODESOURCERY_SH201209
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_QT_WEBKIT
 	bool "WebKit Module"