diff --git a/package/netatalk/Config.in b/package/netatalk/Config.in
index cdb2039a40..ec6ec2c15d 100644
--- a/package/netatalk/Config.in
+++ b/package/netatalk/Config.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_NETATALK
 	bool "netatalk"
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_BERKELEYDB
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBEVENT
@@ -13,6 +14,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_NETATALK
 
 	  http://netatalk.sourceforge.net/
 
-comment "netatalk needs a toolchain w/ threads"
+comment "netatalk needs a toolchain w/ threads, dynamic library"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_STATIC_LIBS