diff --git a/package/rt-tests/Config.in b/package/rt-tests/Config.in
index db5e0a04e3..4c57c0f037 100644
--- a/package/rt-tests/Config.in
+++ b/package/rt-tests/Config.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_RT_TESTS
 	bool "rt-tests"
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # dlopen
 	help
 	  Set of utilities for testing the real-time behaviour of a
 	  Linux system.
@@ -26,6 +27,6 @@ comment "rt-tests may not work on MIPS with an external uClibc toolchain"
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_UCLIBC
 	depends on BR2_mips || BR2_mipsel || BR2_mips64 || BR2_mips64el
 
-comment "rt-tests needs a toolchain w/ threads"
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+comment "rt-tests needs a toolchain w/ threads, dynamic library"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU