diff --git a/package/proxychains-ng/Config.in b/package/proxychains-ng/Config.in
index 99e49bdaaa..97eaa0c0d7 100644
--- a/package/proxychains-ng/Config.in
+++ b/package/proxychains-ng/Config.in
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PROXYCHAINS_NG
 	bool "proxychains-ng"
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on !BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB
 	help
 	  Force any tcp connections to flow through a proxy (or proxy chain)
 
 	  https://github.com/rofl0r/proxychains
 
-comment "proxychains-ng needs a toolchain with thread support"
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+comment "proxychains-ng needs a toolchain with thread and dynamic library support"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB