diff --git a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-good/Config.in b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-good/Config.in
index 3342208c4..a9308c7d9 100644
--- a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-good/Config.in
+++ b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-good/Config.in
@@ -335,9 +335,13 @@ comment "taglib needs a toolchain w/ C++"
 config BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_PLUGINS_GOOD_PLUGIN_VPX
 	bool "vpx (webm)"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBVPX
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # libvpx
 	help
 	  VP8 plugin
 
+comment "libvpx needs a toolchain w/ threads"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_PLUGINS_GOOD_PLUGIN_WAVPACK
 	bool "wavpack (*.wv audio)"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_WAVPACK
diff --git a/package/libvpx/Config.in b/package/libvpx/Config.in
index 1332c564a..0ed3e1ad9 100644
--- a/package/libvpx/Config.in
+++ b/package/libvpx/Config.in
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBVPX
 	bool "libvpx"
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	help
 	  A high-quality, open video format that's freely available to
 	  everyone.
 
 	  http://webmproject.org
+
+comment "libvpx needs a toolchain w/ threads"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS