diff --git a/package/strongswan/Config.in b/package/strongswan/Config.in
index b26f1c728b..cada78bb70 100644
--- a/package/strongswan/Config.in
+++ b/package/strongswan/Config.in
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-comment "strongswan needs a toolchain w/ threads"
+comment "strongswan needs a toolchain w/ threads, dynamic library"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 
 menuconfig BR2_PACKAGE_STRONGSWAN
 	bool "strongswan"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	help
 	  strongSwan is an OpenSource IPsec implementation for the
 	  Linux operating system. It is based on the discontinued