diff --git a/package/mono/Config.in b/package/mono/Config.in
index 0c7129b91a..0f57703ec9 100644
--- a/package/mono/Config.in
+++ b/package/mono/Config.in
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_MONO
 	bool "mono"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_MONO_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBICONV if !BR2_ENABLE_LOCALE
 	help
 	  An open source, cross-platform, implementation of C#
@@ -14,5 +15,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_MONO
 
 	  http://download.mono-project.com/sources/mono/
 
-comment "mono needs a toolchain w/ threads"
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+comment "mono needs a toolchain w/ threads, dynamic library"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_MONO_ARCH_SUPPORTS
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_STATIC_LIBS