diff --git a/package/ebtables/Config.in b/package/ebtables/Config.in
index 3f7566a607..fa123b196e 100644
--- a/package/ebtables/Config.in
+++ b/package/ebtables/Config.in
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_EBTABLES
 	bool "ebtables"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL # mixes userspace and kernel headers
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
 	help
 	  Ethernet bridge frame table administration
 
 	  http://ebtables.netfilter.org/
+
+comment "ebtables needs a glibc or uClibc toolchain"
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU