diff --git a/package/oprofile/Config.in b/package/oprofile/Config.in
index 770b5550bd..c877daee37 100644
--- a/package/oprofile/Config.in
+++ b/package/oprofile/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_OPROFILE
 	bool "oprofile"
+	# The dependency on binutils_target does not work with
+	# external toolchains since the binutils version was not
+	# choosen in the config. This will have to be fixed later.
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_POPT
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	help