diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bd2cc10..a97761f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -378,6 +378,15 @@
 override ARCH := $(strip $(call debug_shell,$(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) -E archtest.c 2>/dev/null | grep -v '^\#' | grep '"' | cut -f 2 -d'"'))
 override ENDIAN := $(strip $(call debug_shell,$(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) -E endiantest.c 2>/dev/null | grep -v '^\#'))
 
+# Disable the internal programmer on unsupported architectures (everything but x86 and mipsel)
+ifneq ($(ARCH)-little, $(filter $(ARCH),x86 mips)-$(ENDIAN))
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_INTERNAL), yes)
+UNSUPPORTED_FEATURES += CONFIG_INTERNAL=yes
+else
+override CONFIG_INTERNAL = no
+endif
+endif
+
 # PCI port I/O support is unimplemented on PPC/MIPS/SPARC and unavailable on ARM.
 # Right now this means the drivers below only work on x86.
 ifneq ($(ARCH), x86)
@@ -422,11 +431,6 @@
 # architectures with unknown raw access properties.
 # Right now those architectures are alpha hppa m68k sh s390
 ifneq ($(ARCH),$(filter $(ARCH),x86 mips ppc arm sparc))
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_INTERNAL), yes)
-UNSUPPORTED_FEATURES += CONFIG_INTERNAL=yes
-else
-override CONFIG_INTERNAL = no
-endif
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_RAYER_SPI), yes)
 UNSUPPORTED_FEATURES += CONFIG_RAYER_SPI=yes
 else