diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu.inc
index 8cc4600cad..ea7dfaecef 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu.inc
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ CVE_CHECK_WHITELIST += "CVE-2018-18438"
 
 COMPATIBLE_HOST:mipsarchn32 = "null"
 COMPATIBLE_HOST:mipsarchn64 = "null"
+COMPATIBLE_HOST:riscv32 = "null"
 
 # Per https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2020-09/msg03873.html
 # upstream states qemu doesn't work without optimization