diff --git a/package/log4cpp/Config.in b/package/log4cpp/Config.in
index 8bae7a5e8c..090bf565f4 100755
--- a/package/log4cpp/Config.in
+++ b/package/log4cpp/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LOG4CPP
 	bool "log4cpp"
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	help
 	  Log4cpp is library of C++ classes for flexible logging to
 	  files, syslog, IDSA and other destinations.  It is modeled
@@ -9,5 +10,5 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LOG4CPP
 
 	  http://log4cpp.sourceforge.net/
 
-comment "log4cpp needs a toolchain w/ C++"
-	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+comment "log4cpp needs a toolchain w/ C++, threads"
+	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS