diff --git a/package/acpica/Config.in b/package/acpica/Config.in
index 74d1f26aca..c5ffb005f5 100644
--- a/package/acpica/Config.in
+++ b/package/acpica/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_ACPICA
 	bool "acpica"
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	help
 	  The ACPI Component Architecture (ACPICA) project provides an
 	  operating system (OS)-independent reference implementation
@@ -7,3 +8,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_ACPICA
 	  Specification (ACPI).
 
 	  https://www.acpica.org
+
+comment "acpica needs a toolchain w/ threads"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS