diff --git a/package/picocom/Config.in b/package/picocom/Config.in
index bd584e20e0..5a7d5833a4 100644
--- a/package/picocom/Config.in
+++ b/package/picocom/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PICOCOM
 	bool "picocom"
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
 	help
 	  picocom is a minimal dumb-terminal emulation program. It
 	  is, in principle, very much like minicom, only it's pico