diff --git a/package/uboot-tools/Config.in b/package/uboot-tools/Config.in
index 88d6225601..df61fdadd3 100644
--- a/package/uboot-tools/Config.in
+++ b/package/uboot-tools/Config.in
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ if BR2_PACKAGE_UBOOT_TOOLS
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_UBOOT_TOOLS_FIT_SUPPORT
 	bool "Flattened Image Tree (FIT) support"
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_DTC
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_DTC_PROGRAMS
 	help
@@ -20,6 +21,9 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_UBOOT_TOOLS_FIT_SUPPORT
 	  in a single blob. To boot this new uImage structure,
 	  pass the address of the blob to the "bootm" command.
 
+comment "u-boot tools FIT support needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library"
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+
 if BR2_PACKAGE_UBOOT_TOOLS_FIT_SUPPORT
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_UBOOT_TOOLS_FIT_SIGNATURE_SUPPORT