diff --git a/package/civetweb/Config.in b/package/civetweb/Config.in
index f7a31f5c62..55c138ad29 100644
--- a/package/civetweb/Config.in
+++ b/package/civetweb/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_CIVETWEB
 	bool "civetweb"
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
 	help
 	  Full featured embedded web server with Lua support.