diff --git a/package/kf5/kf5-modemmanager-qt/Config.in b/package/kf5/kf5-modemmanager-qt/Config.in
index c291b886f5..f08de55672 100644
--- a/package/kf5/kf5-modemmanager-qt/Config.in
+++ b/package/kf5/kf5-modemmanager-qt/Config.in
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_KF5_MODEMMANAGER_QT
 
 comment "kf5-modemmanager-qt needs toolchain w/ threads"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_MODEM_MANAGER
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS