diff --git a/package/libcgroup/Config.in b/package/libcgroup/Config.in
index b9333be2a2..4f9ec074b4 100644
--- a/package/libcgroup/Config.in
+++ b/package/libcgroup/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCGROUP
 	bool "libcgroup"
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_MUSL_FTS if !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC
 	help
 	  libcgroup is a library that abstracts the control
@@ -17,5 +18,5 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCGROUP_TOOLS
 
 endif
 
-comment "libcgroup needs a toolchain w/ C++"
-	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+comment "libcgroup needs a toolchain w/ C++, threads"
+	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS