diff --git a/package/tio/Config.in b/package/tio/Config.in
index a84daf8a24..e4241fa5e1 100644
--- a/package/tio/Config.in
+++ b/package/tio/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_TIO
 	bool "tio"
 	depends on !BR2_sparc64 && !BR2_sparc
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_INIH
 	help
 	  "tio" is a simple TTY terminal application which features a
@@ -14,3 +15,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_TIO
 # fix or workaround for now
 comment "tio is disabled for sparc and sparc64 architectures"
 	depends on BR2_sparc64 || BR2_sparc
+
+comment "tio needs a toolchain w/ threads"
+	depends on !BR2_sparc64 && !BR2_sparc
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS