diff --git a/package/tinc/Config.in b/package/tinc/Config.in
index 5390ff3394..1d8e2c4259 100644
--- a/package/tinc/Config.in
+++ b/package/tinc/Config.in
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_TINC
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LZO
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # tinc requires libdl for OpenSSL
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
 	help
 	  tinc is a Virtual Private Network (VPN) daemon that uses
@@ -10,3 +11,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_TINC
 	  between hosts on the Internet.
 
 	  http://www.tinc-vpn.org/
+
+comment "tinc needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library"
+	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS