diff --git a/package/vde2/Config.in b/package/vde2/Config.in
index 2bbd822c22..18ff2e4bc8 100644
--- a/package/vde2/Config.in
+++ b/package/vde2/Config.in
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_VDE2
 	bool "vde2"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
+	depends on !BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB # dlopen()
 	help
 	  VDE is an ethernet compliant virtual network that can be
 	  spawned over a set of physical computers over the Internet.
 	  VDE is part of the virtualsquare project.
 
 	  http://vde.sourceforge.net/
+
+comment "vde2 needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library"
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
+	depends on BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB