diff --git a/package/linux-zigbee/Config.in b/package/linux-zigbee/Config.in
index ef7c760eba..555e859715 100644
--- a/package/linux-zigbee/Config.in
+++ b/package/linux-zigbee/Config.in
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+comment "linux-zigbee needs a toolchain w/ threads"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_ZIGBEE
 	bool "linux-zigbee"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()