diff --git a/toolchain/toolchain-buildroot/Config.in b/toolchain/toolchain-buildroot/Config.in
index 396a434ac0..7a26441a05 100644
--- a/toolchain/toolchain-buildroot/Config.in
+++ b/toolchain/toolchain-buildroot/Config.in
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_EGLIBC
 		   BR2_mips64 || BR2_mips64el || BR2_powerpc || \
 		   BR2_sh     || BR2_sh64     || BR2_sparc   || \
 		   BR2_x86_64
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC
 	# our eglibc.mk enables RPC support
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_NATIVE_RPC