diff --git a/package/librsync/Config.in b/package/librsync/Config.in
index 652f0cb276..6957ddcc0e 100644
--- a/package/librsync/Config.in
+++ b/package/librsync/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRSYNC
 	bool "librsync"
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_BZIP2
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_POPT
@@ -9,3 +10,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRSYNC
 	  rsync utility and is used in rproxy.
 
 	  https://github.com/librsync/librsync
+
+comment "librsync needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library support"
+	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS