diff --git a/package/erlang/Config.in b/package/erlang/Config.in
index 625b7c1b82..0ec01bb749 100644
--- a/package/erlang/Config.in
+++ b/package/erlang/Config.in
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
-comment "erlang needs a toolchain w/ threads, shared library"
+comment "erlang needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBATOMIC_ARCH_SUPPORTS
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_ERLANG
 	bool "erlang"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
-	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBATOMIC_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBATOMIC_OPS
diff --git a/package/erlang/erlang.mk b/package/erlang/erlang.mk
index 499f62c153..848d1ddc44 100644
--- a/package/erlang/erlang.mk
+++ b/package/erlang/erlang.mk
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ HOST_ERLANG_CONF_OPTS = --without-javac --with-ssl=$(HOST_DIR)/usr
 
 HOST_ERLANG_CONF_OPTS += --without-termcap
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS),)
+ERLANG_CONF_OPTS += --disable-threads
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_NCURSES),y)
 ERLANG_CONF_OPTS += --with-termcap
 ERLANG_DEPENDENCIES += ncurses