diff --git a/binfmt/libelf/Kconfig b/binfmt/libelf/Kconfig
index 859ae669bc..ff91164e2c 100644
--- a/binfmt/libelf/Kconfig
+++ b/binfmt/libelf/Kconfig
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ config ELF_DUMPBUFFER
 config ELF_EXIDX_SECTNAME
 	string "ELF Section Name for Exception Index"
 	default ".ARM.exidx"
-	depends on CXX_EXCEPTION
+	depends on CXX_EXCEPTION && ARCH_ARM
 	---help---
 		Set the name string for the exception index section on the ELF modules to
 		be loaded by the ELF binary loader.
diff --git a/binfmt/libelf/libelf_load.c b/binfmt/libelf/libelf_load.c
index 5eaf8d3e75..0b73aa5114 100644
--- a/binfmt/libelf/libelf_load.c
+++ b/binfmt/libelf/libelf_load.c
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ int elf_load(FAR struct elf_loadinfo_s *loadinfo)
     }
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_CXX_EXCEPTION
+#ifdef CONFIG_ELF_EXIDX_SECTNAME
   exidx = elf_findsection(loadinfo, CONFIG_ELF_EXIDX_SECTNAME);
   if (exidx < 0)
     {