diff --git a/package/containerd/Config.in b/package/containerd/Config.in
index 12a53bc111..2dd04b109c 100644
--- a/package/containerd/Config.in
+++ b/package/containerd/Config.in
@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@ if BR2_PACKAGE_CONTAINERD
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_CONTAINERD_DRIVER_BTRFS
 	bool "btrfs snapshot driver"
-	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # btrfs-progs
-	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # btrfs-progs
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_BTRFS_PROGS
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_4_12
 	help
 	  Build the btrfs snapshot driver for containerd.
 
+comment "brtfs snapshot driver needs headers >= 4.12"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_4_12
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_CONTAINERD_DRIVER_DEVMAPPER
 	bool "devmapper snapshot driver"
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # lvm2
diff --git a/package/containerd/containerd.mk b/package/containerd/containerd.mk
index 50c2965b87..9bf51c93ae 100644
--- a/package/containerd/containerd.mk
+++ b/package/containerd/containerd.mk
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ CONTAINERD_DEPENDENCIES += libseccomp host-pkgconf
 CONTAINERD_TAGS += seccomp
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_CONTAINERD_DRIVER_BTRFS),y)
-CONTAINERD_DEPENDENCIES += btrfs-progs
-else
+ifneq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_CONTAINERD_DRIVER_BTRFS),y)
 CONTAINERD_TAGS += no_btrfs
 endif