diff --git a/meta/classes/kernel-arch.bbclass b/meta/classes/kernel-arch.bbclass
index 211b72bee6..3ed5986a52 100644
--- a/meta/classes/kernel-arch.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/kernel-arch.bbclass
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ valid_archs = "alpha cris ia64 \
                sh sh64 um h8300   \
                parisc s390  v850 \
                avr32 blackfin \
-               microblaze"
+               microblaze \
+               nios2"
 
 def map_kernel_arch(a, d):
     import re