diff --git a/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/libopus/libopus_1.1.3.bb b/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/libopus/libopus_1.1.3.bb
index dd6789d..50d4937 100644
--- a/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/libopus/libopus_1.1.3.bb
+++ b/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/libopus/libopus_1.1.3.bb
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@
     --enable-custom-modes \
 "
 
+# ne10 is available only for armv7a and aarch64
+DEPENDS_append_aarch64 = " ne10"
+DEPENDS_append_armv7a = " ne10"
+
 python () {
     if d.getVar('TARGET_FPU') in [ 'soft' ]:
         d.appendVar('PACKAGECONFIG', ' fixed-point')
-
-    # Ne10 is only available for armv7 and aarch64
-    if any((t.startswith('armv7') or t.startswith('aarch64')) for t in d.getVar('TUNE_FEATURES').split()):
-        d.appendVar('DEPENDS', ' ne10')
 }
 
 # Fails to build with thumb-1 (qemuarm)