diff --git a/package/valgrind/Config.in b/package/valgrind/Config.in
index 779cdd7444..4eb6a9b695 100644
--- a/package/valgrind/Config.in
+++ b/package/valgrind/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_VALGRIND
 	bool "valgrind"
 	default n
+	depends BR2_i386 || BR2_powerpc || BR2_x86_64
 	help
 	  Tool for debugging and profiling Linux programs.
 
diff --git a/package/valgrind/valgrind.mk b/package/valgrind/valgrind.mk
index ace6b56abb..9b0ae29fe2 100644
--- a/package/valgrind/valgrind.mk
+++ b/package/valgrind/valgrind.mk
@@ -77,11 +77,7 @@ $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/valgrind: $(VALGRIND_DIR)/none/vgskin_none.so
 	#cp $(VALGRIND_DIR)/woody.supp $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/valgrind/
 	touch -c $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/valgrind
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_i386),y)
 valgrind: $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/valgrind
-else
-valgrind:
-endif
 
 valgrind-source: $(DL_DIR)/$(VALGRIND_SOURCE)