diff --git a/package/libuv/Config.in b/package/libuv/Config.in
index 26cb97eecf..93fbd56557 100644
--- a/package/libuv/Config.in
+++ b/package/libuv/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUV
 	bool "libuv"
-	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL # pthread_barrier_*
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	help
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUV
 
 	  https://github.com/libuv/libuv
 
-comment "libuv needs a toolchain w/ threads, dynamic library"
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+comment "libuv needs a toolchain w/ NPTL, dynamic library"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL || BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
diff --git a/package/luv/Config.in b/package/luv/Config.in
index 787d16269b..b085baf546 100644
--- a/package/luv/Config.in
+++ b/package/luv/Config.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LUV
 	bool "luv"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUV
-	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # libuv
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL # libuv
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # libuv
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # libuv
 	help
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LUV
 
 	  https://github.com/luvit/luv
 
-comment "luv needs a toolchain w/ threads, dynamic library"
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+comment "luv needs a toolchain w/ NPTL, dynamic library"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL || BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
diff --git a/package/luvi/Config.in b/package/luvi/Config.in
index 2f01f5c2fa..18317f401e 100644
--- a/package/luvi/Config.in
+++ b/package/luvi/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LUVI
 	bool "luvi"
-	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # libuv
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL # libuv
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # libuv
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # libuv
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LUAJIT
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LUVI
 
 	  https://github.com/luvit/luvi
 
-comment "luvi needs a toolchain w/ threads, dynamic library"
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+comment "luvi needs a toolchain w/ NPTL, dynamic library"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL || BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 
 comment "luvi needs LuaJIT"
diff --git a/package/moarvm/Config.in b/package/moarvm/Config.in
index 3e0a1045ec..69d9a3e42f 100644
--- a/package/moarvm/Config.in
+++ b/package/moarvm/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_MOARVM
 	bool "moarvm"
-	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # libuv
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL # libuv
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # libuv
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # libuv
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBATOMIC_OPS_ARCH_SUPPORTS # libatomic_ops
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_MOARVM
 
 	  http://moarvm.com
 
-comment "moarvm needs a toolchain w/ threads, dynamic library"
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+comment "moarvm needs a toolchain w/ NPTL, dynamic library"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL || BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBATOMIC_OPS_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	depends on !BR2_sparc64 && !BR2_sparc