diff --git a/package/fcft/Config.in b/package/fcft/Config.in
index b65515a3f1..5393b95db3 100644
--- a/package/fcft/Config.in
+++ b/package/fcft/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_FCFT
 	bool "fcft"
-	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC || BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL # C11 threads
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_FONTCONFIG
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_FREETYPE
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PIXMAN
@@ -48,5 +48,5 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_FCFT_SVG_SUPPORT
 
 endif # BR2_PACKAGE_FCFT
 
-comment "fcft needs a toolchain w/ threads"
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+comment "fcft needs a glibc or musl toolchain"
+	depends on !(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC || BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL)
diff --git a/package/foot/Config.in b/package/foot/Config.in
index 24b3f78821..b0ec2e3926 100644
--- a/package/foot/Config.in
+++ b/package/foot/Config.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_FOOT
 	bool "foot"
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC || BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL # fcft
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # wayland
-	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # fcft, wayland
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_FCFT
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_FONTCONFIG
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_FREETYPE
@@ -32,5 +32,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_FOOT_THEMES
 
 endif # BR2_PACKAGE_FOOT
 
-comment "foot needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library, threads"
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+comment "foot needs a glibc or musl toolchain w/ dynamic library"
+	depends on !(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC || BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL) || \
+		BR2_STATIC_LIBS