diff --git a/package/libnspr/Config.in b/package/libnspr/Config.in
index 6a5310c50d..ba1ea55933 100644
--- a/package/libnspr/Config.in
+++ b/package/libnspr/Config.in
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBNSPR_ARCH_SUPPORT
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBNSPR
 	bool "libnspr"
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	help
 	  NSPR is the Netscape Portable Runtime library which provides
 	  a platform-neutral API for system level and libc like
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBNSPR
 
 	  http://www.mozilla.org/projects/nspr/
 
-comment "libnspr needs a toolchain w/ threads"
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+comment "libnspr needs a toolchain w/ threads, dynamic library"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 
 endif