diff --git a/package/cni-plugins/Config.in b/package/cni-plugins/Config.in
index e01cadc026..25e6ff534d 100644
--- a/package/cni-plugins/Config.in
+++ b/package/cni-plugins/Config.in
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_CNI_PLUGINS
 comment "cni-plugins needs a glibc or musl toolchain w/ threads"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GO_TARGET_ARCH_SUPPORTS && \
 		BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GO_TARGET_CGO_LINKING_SUPPORTS
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_UCLIBC