diff --git a/package/distcc/Config.in b/package/distcc/Config.in
index 0b518c6ac3..2c30a21420 100644
--- a/package/distcc/Config.in
+++ b/package/distcc/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_DISTCC
 	bool "distcc"
+	# needs fork()
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	help
 	  Distributed compiler client and server.  Allows you to
 	  distribute compilation of C code across several machines