diff --git a/package/gadgetfs-test/Config.in b/package/gadgetfs-test/Config.in
index a582db61a..36713fcd6 100644
--- a/package/gadgetfs-test/Config.in
+++ b/package/gadgetfs-test/Config.in
@@ -6,8 +6,13 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GADGETFS_TEST
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_GADGETFS_TEST_USE_AIO
 	bool "use asynchronous i/o"
-	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_GADGETFS_TEST
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBAIO
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_GADGETFS_TEST
+	# libaio is available only on few architectures
+	depends on \
+		BR2_arm   || BR2_armeb || BR2_avr32  || BR2_i386    || \
+		BR2_m68k  || BR2_mips  || BR2_mipsel || BR2_powerpc || \
+		BR2_sparc || BR2_x86_64
 	help
 	  Select this to have gadgetfs-test do asynchronous I/O using
 	  the libaio library.