diff --git a/package/jemalloc/Config.in b/package/jemalloc/Config.in
index f5ee950d14..b1b92bb7c5 100644
--- a/package/jemalloc/Config.in
+++ b/package/jemalloc/Config.in
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_JEMALLOC
 	bool "jemalloc"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_JEMALLOC_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	help
 	  This library providing a malloc(3) implementation that emphasizes
 	  fragmentation avoidance and scalable concurrency support.
 
 	  http://www.canonware.com/jemalloc/
 
-comment "jemalloc needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library"
+comment "jemalloc needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library, threads"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_JEMALLOC_ARCH_SUPPORTS
-	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS