diff --git a/package/boost/Config.in b/package/boost/Config.in
index 65bf6058ca..5444c422f5 100644
--- a/package/boost/Config.in
+++ b/package/boost/Config.in
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ comment "boost-locale needs a toolchain w/ wchar"
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_LOG
 	bool "boost-log"
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL
+
+comment "boost-log needs a toolchain w/ NPTL"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_MATH
 	bool "boost-math"