diff --git a/package/micropython/Config.in b/package/micropython/Config.in
index c62b3abfc2..dae41b702e 100644
--- a/package/micropython/Config.in
+++ b/package/micropython/Config.in
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_MICROPYTHON
 	bool "micropython"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBFFI
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	# libffi doesn't provide the closure implementation on Blackfin
+	depends on !BR2_bfin
 	help
 	  Micro Python is a lean and fast implementation of the Python 3
 	  programming language that is optimised to run on a microcontroller.
@@ -10,3 +12,4 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_MICROPYTHON
 
 comment "micropython needs a toolchain w/ threads"
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on !BR2_bfin