diff --git a/package/directfb/Config.in b/package/directfb/Config.in
index b552164777..6a3d71868f 100644
--- a/package/directfb/Config.in
+++ b/package/directfb/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_DIRECTFB
 	bool "directfb"
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # static link issues
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_5
@@ -161,7 +162,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_DIRECTFB_TESTS
 
 endif # BR2_PACKAGE_DIRECTFB
 
-comment "directfb needs a glibc or uClibc toolchain w/ C++, NPTL, gcc >= 4.5"
+comment "directfb needs a glibc or uClibc toolchain w/ C++, NPTL, gcc >= 4.5, dynamic library"
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_4
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL || !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || \
-		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_5 || BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_5 || BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL || \
+		BR2_STATIC_LIBS