diff --git a/package/collectd/Config.in b/package/collectd/Config.in
index 96438c0d44..4fae6d5070 100644
--- a/package/collectd/Config.in
+++ b/package/collectd/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_COLLECTD
 	bool "collectd"
+	# Uses fork()
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	help
 	  collectd is a daemon which collects system performance