diff --git a/package/inotify-tools/Config.in b/package/inotify-tools/Config.in
index ed94b3f0ef..0a8c7c9f73 100644
--- a/package/inotify-tools/Config.in
+++ b/package/inotify-tools/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_INOTIFY_TOOLS
 	bool "inotify-tools"
 	depends on BR2_LARGEFILE
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
 	help
 	  inotify-tools is a C library and a set of command-line
 	  programs for Linux providing a simple interface to inotify.