diff --git a/package/alsa-utils/Config.in b/package/alsa-utils/Config.in
index a08743edbf..af3d466fde 100644
--- a/package/alsa-utils/Config.in
+++ b/package/alsa-utils/Config.in
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-comment "alsa-utils needs a toolchain w/ threads"
+comment "alsa-utils needs a toolchain w/ threads, dynamic library"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_ALSA_UTILS
 	bool "alsa-utils"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # alsa-lib
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # uses dlfcn.h
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_ALSA_LIB
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_GETTEXT if BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT_IF_LOCALE
 	help