diff --git a/package/hwloc/Config.in b/package/hwloc/Config.in
index 51aef4a0e0..1fb23027bb 100644
--- a/package/hwloc/Config.in
+++ b/package/hwloc/Config.in
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_HWLOC
 	  http://www.open-mpi.org/projects/hwloc/
 
 comment "hwloc needs a toolchain w/ threads"
-	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS