diff --git a/package/logrotate/Config.in b/package/logrotate/Config.in
index 0d0ec610a..bc7b295d3 100644
--- a/package/logrotate/Config.in
+++ b/package/logrotate/Config.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LOGROTATE
 	bool "logrotate"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_POPT
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
 	help
 	  A simple program to rotate logs.