diff --git a/package/libbsd/Config.in b/package/libbsd/Config.in
index e80e9ea824..47fce04fef 100644
--- a/package/libbsd/Config.in
+++ b/package/libbsd/Config.in
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBBSD
 	bool "libbsd"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBBSD_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR
 	help
 	  This library provides useful functions commonly found on BSD
 	  systems, and lacking on others like GNU systems, thus making
@@ -20,6 +21,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBBSD
 
 	  http://libbsd.freedesktop.org/
 
-comment "libbsd needs a toolchain w/ threads"
+comment "libbsd needs a toolchain w/ threads, wchar"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBBSD_ARCH_SUPPORTS
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || !BR2_USE_WCHAR