diff --git a/package/trinity/Config.in b/package/trinity/Config.in
index 2495e5d473..02cd20a842 100644
--- a/package/trinity/Config.in
+++ b/package/trinity/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_TRINITY
 	bool "trinity"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL # FTW_ACTIONRETVAL
 	depends on BR2_aarch64 || BR2_arm || BR2_armeb || BR2_i386 || \
 		BR2_mips || BR2_mipsel || BR2_powerpc || BR2_powerpc64 || \
 		BR2_powerpc64le || BR2_sparc || BR2_x86_64
@@ -8,3 +9,10 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_TRINITY
 	  A Linux System call fuzz tester
 
 	  http://codemonkey.org.uk/projects/trinity/
+
+comment "trinity needs a uClibc or glibc toolchain"
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL
+	depends on BR2_aarch64 || BR2_arm || BR2_armeb || BR2_i386 || \
+		BR2_mips || BR2_mipsel || BR2_powerpc || BR2_powerpc64 || \
+		BR2_powerpc64le || BR2_sparc || BR2_x86_64