diff --git a/package/apr/Config.in b/package/apr/Config.in
index e06d2546a..fcfffec38 100644
--- a/package/apr/Config.in
+++ b/package/apr/Config.in
@@ -9,3 +9,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_APR
 	  consistent interface to underlying platform-specific implementations
 
 	  http://apr.apache.org/
+
+comment "apr needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library"
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
+	depends on BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB