diff --git a/package/tvheadend/Config.in b/package/tvheadend/Config.in
index 4edf014519..bfc156a5ff 100644
--- a/package/tvheadend/Config.in
+++ b/package/tvheadend/Config.in
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-comment "tvheadend needs a toolchain w/ NPTL, headers >= 3.2"
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_2
+comment "tvheadend needs a toolchain w/ NPTL, headers >= 3.2, dynamic library"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL || \
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_2 || BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_TVHEADEND
 	bool "tvheadend"
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # dladdr()
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_2
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_DTV_SCAN_TABLES