diff --git a/package/mono/Config.in b/package/mono/Config.in
index 44b8cf8581..76178bcf9b 100644
--- a/package/mono/Config.in
+++ b/package/mono/Config.in
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_MONO
 	bool "mono"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_MONO_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
-	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL # pthread_getattr_np()
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBATOMIC_OPS
 	help
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_MONO
 
 	  http://download.mono-project.com/sources/mono/
 
-comment "mono needs a toolchain w/ C++, threads, dynamic library"
+comment "mono needs a toolchain w/ C++, NPTL, dynamic library"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_MONO_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || \
-		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL || BR2_STATIC_LIBS