diff --git a/package/autofs/Config.in b/package/autofs/Config.in
index efb0ec28ee..8bb5fe276f 100644
--- a/package/autofs/Config.in
+++ b/package/autofs/Config.in
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_AUTOFS
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # dlfcn
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL # nsswitch
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBTIRPC if !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_NATIVE_RPC
 	help
 	  Autofs controls the operation of the automount daemons. The
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_AUTOFS
 
 	  http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/svn/general/autofs.html
 
-comment "autofs needs a toolchain w/ NPTL and dynamic library"
+comment "autofs needs a glibc or uClibc toolchain w/ NPTL and dynamic library"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL || BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL || BR2_STATIC_LIBS \
+		|| BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL