diff --git a/package/dump1090/Config.in b/package/dump1090/Config.in
index 897ad46679..ca3165dc74 100644
--- a/package/dump1090/Config.in
+++ b/package/dump1090/Config.in
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_DUMP1090
 	bool "dump1090"
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 # C11/stdatomic.h
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_NCURSES
 	help
 	  Dump1090 is a simple Mode S decoder for RTLSDR devices
 
 	  https://github.com/flightaware/dump1090
+
+comment "dump1090 needs a toolchain w/ threads, gcc >= 4.9"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || \
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9