diff --git a/package/directfb/Config.in b/package/directfb/Config.in
index 59e2580ba..e3c93a12e 100644
--- a/package/directfb/Config.in
+++ b/package/directfb/Config.in
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_DIRECTFB_GIF
 config BR2_PACKAGE_DIRECTFB_IMLIB2
 	bool "enable IMLIB2 support"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_IMLIB2
+	depends on !BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB
+
+comment "imlib2 support needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library"
+	depends on BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_DIRECTFB_JPEG
 	bool "enable JPEG support"
diff --git a/package/giblib/Config.in b/package/giblib/Config.in
index 7eb3da814..7b8f03851 100644
--- a/package/giblib/Config.in
+++ b/package/giblib/Config.in
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_GIBLIB
 	bool "giblib"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_XORG7
+	depends on !BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_IMLIB2
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_IMLIB2_X
 	help
 	  Giblib is a simple library which wraps imlib2.
 
 	  http://linuxbrit.co.uk/giblib/
+
+comment "giblib support needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library"
+	depends on BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB
diff --git a/package/imlib2/Config.in b/package/imlib2/Config.in
index 16a94d6eb..757f10093 100644
--- a/package/imlib2/Config.in
+++ b/package/imlib2/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
+comment "imlib2 needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library"
+	depends on BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_IMLIB2
 	bool "imlib2"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_FREETYPE
+	depends on !BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB # dlopen()
 	help
 	  Imlib 2 is the successor to Imlib. This library provides
 	  routines to load, save and render images in various formats.