diff --git a/package/brltty/Config.in b/package/brltty/Config.in
index dfd2ff4428..288d9b56d8 100644
--- a/package/brltty/Config.in
+++ b/package/brltty/Config.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_BRLTTY
 	bool "brltty"
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	help
 	  A daemon providing access to the Linux console for a blind
 	  person using a refreshable braille display.
@@ -15,5 +16,5 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_BRLTTY_TEXT_TABLE
 
 endif
 
-comment "brltty needs a toolchain w/ threads, wchar"
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || !BR2_USE_WCHAR
+comment "brltty needs a toolchain w/ dynamic lib, threads, wchar"
+	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || !BR2_USE_WCHAR