diff --git a/package/kmod/Config.in b/package/kmod/Config.in
index 49652375e6..bd44316caf 100644
--- a/package/kmod/Config.in
+++ b/package/kmod/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_KMOD
 	bool "kmod"
+	depends on !BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB
 	help
 	  handle kernel modules
 
diff --git a/package/udev/Config.in b/package/udev/Config.in
index dd5ad7bd2c..d4d97c1781 100644
--- a/package/udev/Config.in
+++ b/package/udev/Config.in
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_UDEV
 	depends on BR2_ROOTFS_DEVICE_CREATION_DYNAMIC_UDEV
 	depends on BR2_LARGEFILE # util-linux
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR # util-linux
+	depends on !BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB # kmod
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_LIBBLKID
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_KMOD
diff --git a/system/Config.in b/system/Config.in
index d41f184758..401285bb52 100644
--- a/system/Config.in
+++ b/system/Config.in
@@ -84,11 +84,15 @@ config BR2_ROOTFS_DEVICE_CREATION_DYNAMIC_UDEV
 	bool "Dynamic using udev"
 	depends on BR2_LARGEFILE # udev
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR # udev
+	depends on !BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB # udev -> kmod
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UDEV
 
 comment "udev requires a toolchain with LARGEFILE + WCHAR support"
 	depends on !(BR2_LARGEFILE && BR2_USE_WCHAR)
 
+comment "udev doesn't work with 'prefer static libraries'"
+	depends on BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB
+
 endchoice
 
 choice