diff --git a/package/stella/Config.in b/package/stella/Config.in
index 959169726f..639b9e4ae7 100644
--- a/package/stella/Config.in
+++ b/package/stella/Config.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_STELLA
 	bool "stella"
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # sdl2
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 # C++14
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_SDL2
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBPNG
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_STELLA
 
 	  https://stella-emu.github.io/
 
-comment "stella needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library, C++, gcc >= 4.9"
+comment "stella needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library, C++, threads, gcc >= 4.9"
 	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS || !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || \
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || \
 		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9