diff --git a/package/olsr/Config.in b/package/olsr/Config.in
index a49c4e0f10..2f3d024bd6 100644
--- a/package/olsr/Config.in
+++ b/package/olsr/Config.in
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_OLSR
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+	# doesn't build with musl,
+	# https://github.com/OLSR/olsrd/issues/6
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL
 	help
 	  The Optimized Link State Routing protocol (OLSR) is a
 	  routing protocol that is optimised for mobile ad-hoc
@@ -13,6 +16,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_OLSR
 
 	  http://www.olsr.org/
 
-comment "olsr needs a toolchain w/ threads, dynamic library"
+comment "olsr needs a uClibc or glibc toolchain w/ threads, dynamic library"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_STATIC_LIBS || \
+		BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL