diff --git a/package/guile/Config.in b/package/guile/Config.in
index 3cf0ec863b..eeeeaf4035 100644
--- a/package/guile/Config.in
+++ b/package/guile/Config.in
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GUILE
 	  http://www.gnu.org/software/guile
 
 comment "guile needs a uClibc or glibc toolchain w/ threads, wchar, dynamic library"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBATOMIC_OPS_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || !BR2_USE_WCHAR || \
 		BR2_STATIC_LIBS || BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL