diff --git a/package/linux-tools/Config.in b/package/linux-tools/Config.in
index 82e62f826e..8a0b6d5802 100644
--- a/package/linux-tools/Config.in
+++ b/package/linux-tools/Config.in
@@ -47,14 +47,15 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_TOOLS_PCI
 
 	  These tools are available only from kernel version 4.20.
 
-comment "perf needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library"
+comment "perf needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library, threads"
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_4
-	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_TOOLS_PERF
 	bool "perf"
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_4
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # dlfcn.h
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_TOOLS
 	help
 	  perf (sometimes "Perf Events" or perf tools, originally