diff --git a/package/mjpg-streamer/Config.in b/package/mjpg-streamer/Config.in
index 7925d41e7c..db57bc0c29 100644
--- a/package/mjpg-streamer/Config.in
+++ b/package/mjpg-streamer/Config.in
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_MJPG_STREAMER
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_0 # linux/uvcvideo.h
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # plugins need dlopen()
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_JPEG
 	help
 	  MJPG-streamer takes JPGs from Linux-UVC compatible webcams, filesystem
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_MJPG_STREAMER
 
 	  http://mjpg-streamer.sourceforge.net
 
-comment "mjpg-streamer needs a toolchain w/ threads, headers >= 3.0"
+comment "mjpg-streamer needs a toolchain w/ threads, headers >= 3.0, dynamic library"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_0
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || \
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_0 || BR2_STATIC_LIBS