diff --git a/package/libv4l/Config.in b/package/libv4l/Config.in
index a5455cb5eb..0437ba1872 100644
--- a/package/libv4l/Config.in
+++ b/package/libv4l/Config.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBV4L
 	bool "libv4l"
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # dlopen()
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_0 # media headers
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_ARGP_STANDALONE if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_UCLIBC
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBV4L_UTILS
 
 endif
 
-comment "libv4l needs a toolchain w/ threads and C++, headers >= 3.0"
+comment "libv4l needs a toolchain w/ threads, dynamic library, C++ and headers >= 3.0"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS \
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_STATIC_LIBS \
 		|| !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_0