diff --git a/package/pcre2/Config.in b/package/pcre2/Config.in
index 007dd960c6..f35877f376 100644
--- a/package/pcre2/Config.in
+++ b/package/pcre2/Config.in
@@ -23,12 +23,24 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PCRE2_32
 	  This option builds the 32-bits pcre2 library, i.e
 	  'libpcre2-32'
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_PCRE2_JIT_ARCH_SUPPORTS
+	bool
+	default y if BR2_aarch64
+	default y if BR2_arm || BR2_armeb
+	default y if BR2_i386 || BR2_x86_64
+	default y if BR2_mips || BR2_mipsel || BR2_mips64 || BR2_mips64el
+	default y if BR2_powerpc
+	default y if BR2_sparc
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PCRE2_JIT
 	bool "enable JIT support"
-	depends on BR2_i386 || BR2_x86_64 || BR2_arm  || BR2_armeb || \
-		BR2_aarch64 || BR2_mips || BR2_mipsel || \
-		BR2_mips64 || BR2_mips64el || BR2_powerpc || BR2_sparc
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PCRE2_JIT_ARCH_SUPPORTS
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	help
 	  This option enables JIT support
 
+comment "JIT support needs a toolchain w/ threads"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PCRE2_JIT_ARCH_SUPPORTS
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+
 endif