diff --git a/package/runc/Config.in b/package/runc/Config.in
index 1802e5944c..fd5dee7c5b 100644
--- a/package/runc/Config.in
+++ b/package/runc/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_RUNC
 	bool "runc"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GO_ARCH_SUPPORTS
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GO_CGO_LINKING_SUPPORTS
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	help
 	  runC is a CLI tool for spawning and running containers
@@ -9,5 +10,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_RUNC
 	  https://github.com/opencontainers/runc
 
 comment "runc needs a toolchain w/ threads"
-	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GO_ARCH_SUPPORTS
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GO_ARCH_SUPPORTS && \
+		BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GO_CGO_LINKING_SUPPORTS
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS