diff --git a/package/pipewire/Config.in b/package/pipewire/Config.in
index dd13f31a73..3bfcf42a81 100644
--- a/package/pipewire/Config.in
+++ b/package/pipewire/Config.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PIPEWIRE
 	bool "pipewire"
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
-	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL # pthread_setname_np()
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_5
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_BLUEZ5_UTILS_PLUGINS_AUDIO if BR2_PACKAGE_BLUEZ5_UTILS # runtime
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ comment "pipewire v4l2 support needs udev and a toolchain w/ headers >= 3.18"
 
 endif
 
-comment "pipewire needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library, threads, gcc >= 5"
+comment "pipewire needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library, NTPL, gcc >= 5"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
-	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || \
+	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS || \
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL || \
 		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_5