diff --git a/package/openswan/Config.in b/package/openswan/Config.in
index 0370143ed1..ba5d53df71 100644
--- a/package/openswan/Config.in
+++ b/package/openswan/Config.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSWAN
 	bool "openswan"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # iproute2
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_0 # iproute2
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL # GLOB_BRACE
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_GMP
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_IPROUTE2
 	help
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSWAN
 
 	  http://www.openswan.org
 
-comment "openswan needs a toolchain w/ headers >= 3.0"
+comment "openswan needs a uClibc or glibc toolchain toolchain w/ headers >= 3.0"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_0
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_0 || \
+		BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL