diff --git a/package/x265/Config.in b/package/x265/Config.in
index 4d202a9da8..15ae9339fb 100644
--- a/package/x265/Config.in
+++ b/package/x265/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_X265
 	bool "x265"
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	help
 	  x265 is an open source free software and library for encoding video
 	  using the High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC/H.265) standard. x265 is
@@ -19,5 +20,5 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_X265_CLI
 
 endif
 
-comment "x265 needs a toolchain w/ C++"
-	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+comment "x265 needs a toolchain w/ C++, threads"
+	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS