diff --git a/package/lirc-tools/Config.in b/package/lirc-tools/Config.in
index a0fbbb8304..3bee0949ca 100644
--- a/package/lirc-tools/Config.in
+++ b/package/lirc-tools/Config.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIRC_TOOLS
 	bool "lirc-tools"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL # GLOB_BRACE
 	# dlopen()
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	help
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIRC_TOOLS
 
 	  http://www.lirc.org/
 
-comment "lirc-tools needs a toolchain w/ threads, dynamic library"
+comment "lirc-tools needs a uClibc or (e)glibc toolchain w/ threads, dynamic library"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_STATIC_LIBS \
+		|| BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL