diff --git a/package/canfestival/Config.in b/package/canfestival/Config.in
index dd0db3efd5..d2bfaca3ce 100644
--- a/package/canfestival/Config.in
+++ b/package/canfestival/Config.in
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_CANFESTIVAL_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	bool
 	default y if BR2_i386 || BR2_x86_64 || BR2_powerpc || BR2_arm
 
-comment "canfestival needs a toolchain w/ threads"
+comment "canfestival needs a toolchain w/ threads and dynamic library"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_CANFESTIVAL_ARCH_SUPPORTS
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_CANFESTIVAL
 	bool "canfestival"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_CANFESTIVAL_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on !BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB
 	help
 	  CanFestival is an OpenSource CANOpen framework, licensed under
 	  LGPLv2.1 and GPLv2 for some drivers (virtual_kernel, lincan and