diff --git a/package/sane-backends/Config.in b/package/sane-backends/Config.in
index 8156e858dc..3e5a27ffe0 100644
--- a/package/sane-backends/Config.in
+++ b/package/sane-backends/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_SANE_BACKENDS
 	bool "sane-backends"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	help
 	  SANE - Scanner Access Now Easy
 
@@ -9,3 +10,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_SANE_BACKENDS
 	  Backends are included automatically based on the libraries that have
 	  been selected: libusb, jpeg, tiff, avahi (with dbus and libglib2),
 	  and netsnmp.
+
+comment "sane-backends needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library"
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
+	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS