diff --git a/scripts/poky-qemu-internal b/scripts/poky-qemu-internal
index cb5d28b904..f13b95def2 100755
--- a/scripts/poky-qemu-internal
+++ b/scripts/poky-qemu-internal
@@ -150,14 +150,14 @@ if [ ! -f "$ZIMAGE" ]; then
     return
 fi
 
-if [ -e /proc/sys/vm/mmap_min_addr ]; then
-    if [ `cat /proc/sys/vm/mmap_min_addr` != "0" ]; then
-        echo "Error, please set /proc/sys/vm/mmap_min_addr to 0 since otherwise it can cause problems with QEMU"
-	return
-    fi
-fi
-
 if [ "$MACHINE" = "qemuarm" -o "$MACHINE" = "qemuarmv6" -o "$MACHINE" = "qemuarmv7" ]; then
+    if [ -e /proc/sys/vm/mmap_min_addr ]; then
+        if [ `cat /proc/sys/vm/mmap_min_addr` != "0" ]; then
+            echo "Error, please set /proc/sys/vm/mmap_min_addr to 0 since otherwise it can cause problems with QEMU"
+	          return
+        fi
+    fi
+
     QEMU=qemu-system-arm
     MACHINE_SUBTYPE=versatilepb
     QEMU_UI_OPTIONS="$QEMU_UI_OPTIONS"