diff --git a/package/exempi/Config.in b/package/exempi/Config.in
index b3ec2c513d..0fa4b473bc 100644
--- a/package/exempi/Config.in
+++ b/package/exempi/Config.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_EXEMPI
 	bool "exempi"
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # dlfcn.h
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_EXPAT
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB
 	help
@@ -10,5 +11,5 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_EXEMPI
 
 	  http://libopenraw.freedesktop.org/wiki/Exempi
 
-comment "exempi needs a toolchain w/ C++, dynamic library"
-	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS || BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+comment "exempi needs a toolchain w/ C++, dynamic library, threads
+	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS || !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS