diff --git a/package/efibootmgr/Config.in b/package/efibootmgr/Config.in
index 8b29938d8a..cd4bda1d75 100644
--- a/package/efibootmgr/Config.in
+++ b/package/efibootmgr/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_EFIBOOTMGR
 	bool "efibootmgr"
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # efivar
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_12 # efivar
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL # efivar
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 # efivar
@@ -15,8 +16,9 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_EFIBOOTMGR
 
 	  https://github.com/rhinstaller/efibootmgr
 
-comment "efibootmgr requires a glibc or uClibc toolchain w/ headers >= 3.12, gcc >= 4.9"
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_12 || \
+comment "efibootmgr needs a glibc or uClibc toolchain w/ dynamic library, headers >= 3.12, gcc >= 4.9"
+	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS || \
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_12 || \
 		BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL || \
 		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CODESOURCERY_MIPS && \
diff --git a/package/efivar/Config.in b/package/efivar/Config.in
index 1bdb6cad63..a97c766be4 100644
--- a/package/efivar/Config.in
+++ b/package/efivar/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_EFIVAR
 	bool "efivar"
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # dlfcn.h
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_12 # linux/nvme.h
 	# linux/nvme.h has been renamed to linux/nvme_ioctl.h since 4.4,
 	# and the efivar source handles that situation. However, some
@@ -18,8 +19,9 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_EFIVAR
 
 	  https://github.com/rhinstaller/efivar
 
-comment "efivar requires a glibc or uClibc toolchain w/ headers >= 3.12, gcc >= 4.9"
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_12 || \
+comment "efivar needs a glibc or uClibc toolchain w/ dynamic library, headers >= 3.12, gcc >= 4.9"
+	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS || \
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_12 || \
 		BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL || \
 		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CODESOURCERY_MIPS && \