diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 99887aaa04bb..0dde9b9e91c2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ config ARM
 	select HAVE_AOUT
 	select HAVE_ARCH_JUMP_LABEL if !XIP_KERNEL
 	select HAVE_ARCH_KGDB
-	select HAVE_ARCH_SECCOMP_FILTER
+	select HAVE_ARCH_SECCOMP_FILTER if (AEABI && !OABI_COMPAT)
 	select HAVE_ARCH_TRACEHOOK
 	select HAVE_BPF_JIT
 	select HAVE_C_RECORDMCOUNT
@@ -1681,6 +1681,11 @@ config OABI_COMPAT
 	  in memory differs between the legacy ABI and the new ARM EABI
 	  (only for non "thumb" binaries). This option adds a tiny
 	  overhead to all syscalls and produces a slightly larger kernel.
+
+	  The seccomp filter system will not be available when this is
+	  selected, since there is no way yet to sensibly distinguish
+	  between calling conventions during filtering.
+
 	  If you know you'll be using only pure EABI user space then you
 	  can say N here. If this option is not selected and you attempt
 	  to execute a legacy ABI binary then the result will be