diff --git a/package/ipmiutil/Config.in b/package/ipmiutil/Config.in
index a2a898b5c5..9eb5452b6c 100644
--- a/package/ipmiutil/Config.in
+++ b/package/ipmiutil/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_IPMIUTIL
 	bool "ipmiutil"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on BR2_x86_64 || BR2_i386
 	help
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_IPMIUTIL
 
 	  http://ipmiutil.sourceforge.net/
 
-comment "ipmiutil needs a toolchain w/ threads"
+comment "ipmiutil needs a toolchain w/ threads, dynamic library"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	depends on BR2_x86_64 || BR2_i386