diff --git a/package/libunwind/Config.in b/package/libunwind/Config.in
index 4f130f041c..110ea90f0c 100644
--- a/package/libunwind/Config.in
+++ b/package/libunwind/Config.in
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUNWIND
 	bool "libunwind"
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on BR2_arm || BR2_armeb || BR2_mips || BR2_mipsel || BR2_mips64 || \
 		BR2_mips64el || BR2_powerpc || BR2_sh || BR2_sh64 || BR2_i386 || BR2_x86_64
 	help
 	  C API to determine the call-chain of a program.
 
 	  http://www.nongnu.org/libunwind/index.html
+
+comment "libunwind requires a toolchain with thread support"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS