diff --git a/package/civetweb/Config.in b/package/civetweb/Config.in
index f964ac1739..6eed00d16b 100644
--- a/package/civetweb/Config.in
+++ b/package/civetweb/Config.in
@@ -12,11 +12,15 @@ if BR2_PACKAGE_CIVETWEB
 config BR2_CIVETWEB_WITH_LUA
 	bool "enable Lua support"
 	# required by the bundled Sqlite3 and Lua code
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	help
 	  Enable Lua support in Civetweb. Note that this will use a
 	  version of Lua and Sqlite bundled within the Civetweb
 	  sources, and not the packages from Buildroot.
 
+comment "lua support needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library"
+	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+
 endif
 
 comment "civetweb needs a toolchain w/ threads"
diff --git a/package/civetweb/civetweb.mk b/package/civetweb/civetweb.mk
index 048c91ff4c..eee5cbf051 100644
--- a/package/civetweb/civetweb.mk
+++ b/package/civetweb/civetweb.mk
@@ -11,12 +11,13 @@ CIVETWEB_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.md
 
 CIVETWEB_CONF_OPTS = TARGET_OS=LINUX WITH_IPV6=1
 CIVETWEB_COPT = $(TARGET_CFLAGS) -DHAVE_POSIX_FALLOCATE=0
-CIVETWEB_LIBS = -lpthread -lm -ldl
+CIVETWEB_LIBS = -lpthread -lm
 CIVETWEB_SYSCONFDIR = /etc
 CIVETWEB_HTMLDIR = /var/www
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_CIVETWEB_WITH_LUA),y)
 CIVETWEB_CONF_OPTS += WITH_LUA=1
+CIVETWEB_LIBS += -ldl
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL),y)