diff --git a/package/fio/Config.in b/package/fio/Config.in
index 75af6a7906..b1f90456e1 100644
--- a/package/fio/Config.in
+++ b/package/fio/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_FIO
 	bool "fio"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	# fio uses posix_madvise(), which is not part of any official
 	# release of uClibc, but is part of uClibc Git, and backported
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_FIO
 
 	  http://git.kernel.dk/?p=fio.git;a=summary
 
-comment "fio needs a toolchain w/ threads"
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+comment "fio needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library, threads"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	depends on !BR2_nios2
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU