diff --git a/package/botan/Config.in b/package/botan/Config.in
index dc9aa05281..733dc8965a 100644
--- a/package/botan/Config.in
+++ b/package/botan/Config.in
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_BOTAN_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 config BR2_PACKAGE_BOTAN
 	bool "botan"
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_BOTAN_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	help
 	  Botan is a crypto library for C++
 
 	  http://botan.randombit.net
 
-comment "botan needs a toolchain w/ C++"
-	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+comment "botan needs a toolchain w/ C++, threads"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_BOTAN_ARCH_SUPPORTS