diff --git a/package/uclibc/Config.in b/package/uclibc/Config.in
index 1448037ff1..eac5d05af8 100644
--- a/package/uclibc/Config.in
+++ b/package/uclibc/Config.in
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ choice
 	config BR2_PTHREADS_OLD
 		bool "linuxthreads (stable/old)"
 		select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
-		depends on BR2_m68k || BR2_arm || BR2_armeb
+		depends on BR2_m68k || BR2_arm || BR2_armeb || BR2_xtensa
 
 	config BR2_PTHREADS_NATIVE
 		bool "Native POSIX Threading (NPTL)"