diff --git a/package/lxc/Config.in b/package/lxc/Config.in
index d082f7fb99..39cd577e67 100644
--- a/package/lxc/Config.in
+++ b/package/lxc/Config.in
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LXC
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on BR2_LARGEFILE
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
+	depends on !BR2_avr32 # no timerfd
 	help
 	  Linux Containers (LXC), provides the ability to group and isolate
 	  of a set of processes in a jail by virtualizing and accounting the
@@ -14,4 +15,5 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LXC
 
 comment "lxc needs a toolchain w/ IPv6, threads, largefile"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
+	depends on !BR2_avr32 # no timerfd
 	depends on !BR2_INET_IPV6 || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || !BR2_LARGEFILE