diff --git a/package/shellinabox/Config.in b/package/shellinabox/Config.in
index 10c492c9d8..63a298dcae 100644
--- a/package/shellinabox/Config.in
+++ b/package/shellinabox/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_SHELLINABOX
 	bool "shellinabox"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # dlfcn.h
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB
 	help
@@ -11,3 +12,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_SHELLINABOX
 	  browser plugins.
 
 	  https://github.com/shellinabox/shellinabox
+
+comment "shellinabox needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library"
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
+	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS