diff --git a/package/dtc/Config.in b/package/dtc/Config.in
index fac6ab2ea4..194b012b02 100644
--- a/package/dtc/Config.in
+++ b/package/dtc/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_DTC
 	bool "dtc (libfdt)"
+	depends on !BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB
 	help
 	  The Device Tree Compiler, dtc, takes as input a device-tree in
 	  a given format and outputs a device-tree in another format.
@@ -31,3 +32,6 @@ comment "dtdiff will not be installed: it requires bash"
 	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_BASH
 
 endif
+
+comment "dtc needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library"
+	depends on BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB