diff --git a/package/redis/Config.in b/package/redis/Config.in
index 5d7edd8139..2450ccdf7f 100644
--- a/package/redis/Config.in
+++ b/package/redis/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_REDIS
 	bool "redis"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # dlfcn.h
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_ATOMIC
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	help
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_REDIS
 
 	  http://www.redis.io
 
-comment "redis needs a toolchain w/ threads"
+comment "redis needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library, threads"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_ATOMIC
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS