diff --git a/package/cifs-utils/Config.in b/package/cifs-utils/Config.in
index 0e61243de4..f15d1e3dc4 100644
--- a/package/cifs-utils/Config.in
+++ b/package/cifs-utils/Config.in
@@ -18,9 +18,16 @@ if BR2_PACKAGE_CIFS_UTILS
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_CIFS_UTILS_SMBTOOLS
 	bool "smbtools"
+	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR # python3
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # python3
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # python3
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3 if !BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON # runtime
 	help
 	  Install the smb tools smbinfo and smb2-quota (python
 	  implementations).
 
+comment "smbtools needs a toolchain w/ wchar, threads, dynamic library"
+	depends on !BR2_USE_WCHAR || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || \
+		BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+
 endif