diff --git a/package/python/Config.in b/package/python/Config.in
index 1a78f17e6f..fa83e7774a 100644
--- a/package/python/Config.in
+++ b/package/python/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-comment "python needs a toolchain w/ wchar, threads"
+comment "python needs a toolchain w/ wchar, threads, dynamic library"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
-	depends on !BR2_USE_WCHAR || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on !BR2_USE_WCHAR || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON
 	bool "python"
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON
 	# uses fork()
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # libffi
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBFFI
 	help
 	  The python language interpreter.