diff --git a/package/iozone/Config.in b/package/iozone/Config.in
index 26d4daafe..8cf50b11e 100644
--- a/package/iozone/Config.in
+++ b/package/iozone/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_IOZONE
 	bool "iozone"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	help
 	  IOzone is a filesystem benchmark tool.
 	  The benchmark generates and measures a variety of file operations