diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 5cff165b7eb0..26d45e5b636b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -1391,7 +1391,7 @@ config AEABI
 
 config OABI_COMPAT
 	bool "Allow old ABI binaries to run with this kernel (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on AEABI && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on AEABI && EXPERIMENTAL && !THUMB2_KERNEL
 	default y
 	help
 	  This option preserves the old syscall interface along with the