diff --git a/package/mesa3d/Config.in b/package/mesa3d/Config.in
index 0793b486d9..06f2bc3821 100644
--- a/package/mesa3d/Config.in
+++ b/package/mesa3d/Config.in
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ menuconfig BR2_PACKAGE_MESA3D
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBXCB if BR2_PACKAGE_XSERVER_XORG_SERVER
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	depends on BR2_LARGEFILE
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL
 	help
 	  Mesa 3D, an open-source implementation of the OpenGL specification.
 
@@ -124,5 +125,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PROVIDES_LIBGLES
 
 endif # BR2_PACKAGE_MESA3D
 
-comment "mesa3d needs a toolchain w/ C++, largefile"
-	depends on !BR2_LARGEFILE || !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+comment "mesa3d needs a toolchain w/ C++, largefile, NPTL"
+	depends on !BR2_LARGEFILE || !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || \
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL