diff --git a/package/smack/Config.in b/package/smack/Config.in
index 3f26caecd6..ffbe73c2af 100644
--- a/package/smack/Config.in
+++ b/package/smack/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_SMACK
 	bool "smack"
 	depends on !BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB # dlfcn.h
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_0
 	help
 	  User space programs and libraries for SMACK.
@@ -29,5 +30,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_SMACK
 
 	  https://github.com/smack-team/smack
 
-comment "smack needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library, headers >= 3.0"
-	depends on BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_0
+comment "smack needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library, threads, headers >= 3.0"
+	depends on BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_0 \
+		|| !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS