diff --git a/package/lightning/Config.in b/package/lightning/Config.in
index a0542edce9..3cf7c28ae2 100644
--- a/package/lightning/Config.in
+++ b/package/lightning/Config.in
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
-comment "lightning needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library"
+comment "lightning needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library, threads"
 	depends on BR2_sparc || BR2_i386 || BR2_x86_64 || BR2_mips || \
 		BR2_mipsel || BR2_arm || BR2_powerpc || BR2_RISCV_64
-	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LIGHTNING
 	bool "lightning"
 	depends on BR2_sparc || BR2_i386 || BR2_x86_64 || BR2_mips || \
 		BR2_mipsel || BR2_arm || BR2_powerpc || BR2_RISCV_64
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	help
 	  GNU lightning is a library that generates
 	  assembly language code at run-time.