diff --git a/package/cpulimit/Config.in b/package/cpulimit/Config.in
index 7cab152fc0..cca74afc99 100644
--- a/package/cpulimit/Config.in
+++ b/package/cpulimit/Config.in
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
+comment "cpulimit needs a toolchain w/ threads, does not build open openrisc with musl"
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || (BR2_or1k && BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL)
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_CPULIMIT
 	bool "cpulimit"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on !(BR2_or1k && BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL)
 	help
 	  Cpulimit is a tool which limits the CPU usage of a process
 	  (expressed in percentage, not in CPU time)