diff --git a/package/avahi/Config.in b/package/avahi/Config.in
index fd4d229edb..483d976c77 100644
--- a/package/avahi/Config.in
+++ b/package/avahi/Config.in
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_AVAHI
 	# libdaemon uses fork()
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on !BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_GETTEXT if BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT_IF_LOCALE
 	help
 	  Avahi is a system which facilitates service
diff --git a/package/xbmc/Config.in b/package/xbmc/Config.in
index 1e2f932ae8..75666a4b95 100644
--- a/package/xbmc/Config.in
+++ b/package/xbmc/Config.in
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ if BR2_PACKAGE_XBMC
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_XBMC_AVAHI
 	bool "avahi"
+	depends on !BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB # avahi
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_AVAHI
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_AVAHI_DAEMON
 	help