diff --git a/package/dtbocfg/Config.in b/package/dtbocfg/Config.in
index 862dc0ccc5..35e318061e 100644
--- a/package/dtbocfg/Config.in
+++ b/package/dtbocfg/Config.in
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_DTBOCFG
 	  as a userspace API of Device Tree Overlay.
 
 	  https://github.com/ikwzm/dtbocfg
+
+comment "dtbocfg needs a Linux kernel to be built"
+	depends on !BR2_LINUX_KERNEL