diff --git a/package/openipmi/Config.in b/package/openipmi/Config.in
index da886578f8..d8c94b307c 100644
--- a/package/openipmi/Config.in
+++ b/package/openipmi/Config.in
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENIPMI
 	bool "openipmi"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # dlopen()
-	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_POPT
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_NCURSES
 	help
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENIPMI
 
 	  http://openipmi.sourceforge.net
 
-comment "openipmi needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library, threads"
+comment "openipmi needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library, NPTL"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
-	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL