diff --git a/package/olsr/Config.in b/package/olsr/Config.in
index 70e5a48963..a49c4e0f10 100644
--- a/package/olsr/Config.in
+++ b/package/olsr/Config.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_OLSR
 	bool "olsrd"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	help
 	  The Optimized Link State Routing protocol (OLSR) is a
 	  routing protocol that is optimised for mobile ad-hoc
@@ -12,6 +13,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_OLSR
 
 	  http://www.olsr.org/
 
-comment "olsr needs a toolchain w/ threads"
+comment "olsr needs a toolchain w/ threads, dynamic library"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_STATIC_LIBS