diff --git a/package/openal/Config.in b/package/openal/Config.in
index 0f9d03da83..4a73f45beb 100644
--- a/package/openal/Config.in
+++ b/package/openal/Config.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENAL
 	bool "openal"
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
-	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL
 	help
 	  OpenAL provides capabilities for playing audio in a virtual
 	  3D environment. Distance attenuation, doppler shift, and
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENAL
 
 	  http://kcat.strangesoft.net/openal.html
 
-comment "openal needs a toolchain w/ threads, C++"
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+comment "openal needs a toolchain w/ NPTL, C++"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL \
+		|| !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP