diff --git a/package/kismet/Config.in b/package/kismet/Config.in
index 695466542..8de29beea 100644
--- a/package/kismet/Config.in
+++ b/package/kismet/Config.in
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
-comment "Kismet requires a toolchain with C++ support enabled"
-	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+comment "Kismet requires a toolchain with thread and C++ support enabled"
+	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_KISMET
 	bool "kismet"
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # libnl
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_NCURSES
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_NCURSES_TARGET_PANEL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBPCAP
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBNL
 	help
 	  Kismet - 802.11 layer2 wireless network detector, sniffer,
 	  and intrusion detection system.
diff --git a/package/kismet/kismet.mk b/package/kismet/kismet.mk
index 5abc92c14..1fb3f5a29 100644
--- a/package/kismet/kismet.mk
+++ b/package/kismet/kismet.mk
@@ -4,16 +4,13 @@
 #
 #############################################################
 
-KISMET_VERSION = 2013-03-R1a
+KISMET_VERSION = 2013-03-R1b
 KISMET_SITE = http://www.kismetwireless.net/code
-KISMET_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf libpcap ncurses
+KISMET_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf libpcap ncurses libnl
+KISMET_CONF_OPT += --with-netlink-version=3
 KISMET_LICENSE = GPLv2+
 KISMET_LICENSE_FILES = debian/copyright
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBNL),y)
-	KISMET_DEPENDENCIES += libnl
-	KISMET_CONF_OPT += --with-netlink-version=3
-endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PCRE),y)
 	KISMET_DEPENDENCIES += pcre
 endif