diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 023b3437ec..e4bc34a1cb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ $(call set-vpath, $(SRC_PATH))
 
 LIBS+=-lz $(LIBS_TOOLS)
 
-HELPERS-$(CONFIG_LINUX) = qemu-bridge-helper$(EXESUF)
+HELPERS-$(call land,$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU),$(CONFIG_LINUX)) = qemu-bridge-helper$(EXESUF)
 
 ifdef BUILD_DOCS
 DOCS=qemu-doc.html qemu-doc.txt qemu.1 qemu-img.1 qemu-nbd.8 qemu-ga.8
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.include b/tests/Makefile.include
index d098a104bb..10397ed159 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.include
+++ b/tests/Makefile.include
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ check-report.html: check-report.xml
 
 # Other tests
 
-QEMU_IOTESTS_HELPERS-$(CONFIG_LINUX) = tests/qemu-iotests/socket_scm_helper$(EXESUF)
+QEMU_IOTESTS_HELPERS-$(call land,$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU),$(CONFIG_LINUX)) = tests/qemu-iotests/socket_scm_helper$(EXESUF)
 
 .PHONY: check-tests/qemu-iotests-quick.sh
 check-tests/qemu-iotests-quick.sh: tests/qemu-iotests-quick.sh qemu-img$(EXESUF) qemu-io$(EXESUF) $(QEMU_IOTESTS_HELPERS-y)