diff --git a/package/opencv3/Config.in b/package/opencv3/Config.in
index 18c390c515..f45d678d22 100644
--- a/package/opencv3/Config.in
+++ b/package/opencv3/Config.in
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV3_LIB_PYTHON
 	  python example is installed.
 
 comment "python support needs glibc or musl"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_NUMPY_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	depends on !(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC || BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL)
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV3_LIB_SHAPE