diff --git a/package/libbluray/Config.in b/package/libbluray/Config.in
index 2571f5ccc5..e17477380f 100644
--- a/package/libbluray/Config.in
+++ b/package/libbluray/Config.in
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBBLURAY
 	bool "libbluray"
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on !BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB
 	help
 	  libbluray is a client library for accessing bluray disks.
 
 	  http://www.videolan.org/developers/libbluray.html
 
-comment "libbluray needs a toolchain w/ threads"
+comment "libbluray needs a toolchain w/ threads, dynamic library"
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB
diff --git a/package/xbmc/Config.in b/package/xbmc/Config.in
index ed8872be0d..1e2f932ae8 100644
--- a/package/xbmc/Config.in
+++ b/package/xbmc/Config.in
@@ -85,10 +85,14 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_XBMC_DBUS
 config BR2_PACKAGE_XBMC_LIBBLURAY
 	bool "blu-ray"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBBLURAY
+	depends on !BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB
 	help
 	  Enable Blu-ray input support.
 	  Select this if you want to play back Blu-ray content.
 
+comment "libbluray support needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library"
+	depends on BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_XBMC_LIBCEC
 	bool "hdmi cec"
 	depends on !BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB # libcec