diff --git a/package/micropython/Config.in b/package/micropython/Config.in
index dae41b702e..ed65d6ab30 100644
--- a/package/micropython/Config.in
+++ b/package/micropython/Config.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_MICROPYTHON
 	bool "micropython"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBFFI
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	# libffi doesn't provide the closure implementation on Blackfin
 	depends on !BR2_bfin
 	help
@@ -10,6 +11,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_MICROPYTHON
 
 	  http://micropython.org
 
-comment "micropython needs a toolchain w/ threads"
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+comment "micropython needs a toolchain w/ threads, dynamic library"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	depends on !BR2_bfin