diff --git a/features.in/vmguest/config.mk b/features.in/vmguest/config.mk
index 052e79d1..3c2b6a66 100644
--- a/features.in/vmguest/config.mk
+++ b/features.in/vmguest/config.mk
@@ -1,11 +1,22 @@
-# x86: various VM guest modules/tools
-ifeq (,$(filter-out i586 x86_64,$(ARCH)))
-
-+vmguest: use/vmguest/complete; @:
+# various VM guest modules/tools
+ifeq (,$(filter-out i586 x86_64 aarch64,$(ARCH)))
 
 use/vmguest:
 	@$(call add_feature)
 
+# NB: only reasonable for X11-bearing images
+# see also use/install2/kvm
+use/vmguest/kvm: use/vmguest
+	@$(call add,THE_PACKAGES,qemu-guest-agent)
+
+ifeq (,$(filter-out aarch64,$(ARCH)))
++vmguest: use/vmguest/kvm; @:
+endif
+
+ifeq (,$(filter-out i586 x86_64,$(ARCH)))
+
++vmguest: use/vmguest/complete; @:
+
 use/vmguest/base: use/vmguest/vbox use/vmguest/vmware use/vmguest/kvm; @:
 use/vmguest/complete: use/vmguest/base \
 	use/vmguest/vbox/x11 use/vmguest/vmware/x11 use/vmguest/kvm/x11; @:
@@ -17,11 +28,6 @@ use/vmguest/vbox/x11: use/vmguest/vbox
 	@$(call add,THE_KMODULES,drm)
 	@$(call add,THE_PACKAGES,virtualbox-guest-additions)
 
-# NB: only reasonable for X11-bearing images
-# see also use/install2/kvm
-use/vmguest/kvm: use/vmguest
-	@$(call add,THE_PACKAGES,qemu-guest-agent)
-
 use/vmguest/kvm/x11: use/vmguest/kvm
 	@$(call add,THE_PACKAGES,spice-vdagent xorg-drv-qxl)
 
@@ -36,6 +42,8 @@ use/vmguest/vmware/x11: use/vmguest/vmware
 
 else
 
+# kvm-unsupported guest arch
 +vmguest: ;@:
 
 endif
+endif