diff --git a/package/ranger/Config.in b/package/ranger/Config.in
index 3d77107652..ee0ffecd13 100644
--- a/package/ranger/Config.in
+++ b/package/ranger/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_RANGER
 	bool "ranger"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # python3
+	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR # python3
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # python3
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # python3
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3 if !BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON
@@ -14,3 +15,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_RANGER
 	  which program to use for what file type.
 
 	  http://ranger.nongnu.org
+
+comment "ranger needs a toolchain w/ wchar, threads, dynamic library"
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
+	depends on !BR2_USE_WCHAR || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_STATIC_LIBS