diff --git a/package/iwd/Config.in b/package/iwd/Config.in
index c790f3dba1..ed1ae8f56e 100644
--- a/package/iwd/Config.in
+++ b/package/iwd/Config.in
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_IWD
 	bool "iwd"
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # dbus
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # dbus
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_4 # ell
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # ell
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR # ell
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_DBUS # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_ELL
 	help
 	  iNet Wireless daemon (iwd)
 
 	  https://iwd.wiki.kernel.org/
 
-comment "iwd needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library, wchar"
+comment "iwd needs a toolchain w/ threads, dynamic library, wchar"
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # dbus
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_4 # ell
 	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS || !BR2_USE_WCHAR