diff --git a/package/snowball-hdmiservice/Config.in b/package/snowball-hdmiservice/Config.in
index a22797f124..f43685f1a3 100644
--- a/package/snowball-hdmiservice/Config.in
+++ b/package/snowball-hdmiservice/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_SNOWBALL_HDMISERVICE
 	bool "snowball-hdmiservice"
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on !BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB
 	help
 	  HDMI userspace control daemon
 
@@ -8,3 +9,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_SNOWBALL_HDMISERVICE
 	  snowball board
 
 	  http://www.igloocommunity.org
+
+comment "snowball-hdmiservice needs a toolchain w/ threads, dynamic library"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB