diff --git a/package/tvheadend/Config.in b/package/tvheadend/Config.in
index bfc156a5ff..095ec65575 100644
--- a/package/tvheadend/Config.in
+++ b/package/tvheadend/Config.in
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 comment "tvheadend needs a toolchain w/ NPTL, headers >= 3.2, dynamic library"
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL || \
 		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_2 || BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_4
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_TVHEADEND
 	bool "tvheadend"
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # dladdr()
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_2
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_4
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_DTV_SCAN_TABLES
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_AVRESAMPLE if BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_SWSCALE if BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG