diff --git a/package/efl/Config.in b/package/efl/Config.in
index 36afd1aa2..3d31a2609 100644
--- a/package/efl/Config.in
+++ b/package/efl/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 menuconfig BR2_PACKAGE_EFL
 	bool "Enlightenment Foundation Libraries"
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR
+	# libeina uses madvise(). To revisit when bumping EFL to 1.8
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	help
 	  Enlightenment Foundation Libraries
 
diff --git a/package/enlightenment/Config.in b/package/enlightenment/Config.in
index 43efe5826..f34140bc9 100644
--- a/package/enlightenment/Config.in
+++ b/package/enlightenment/Config.in
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_ENLIGHTENMENT
 	# libedbus -> dbus
 	# libedbus -> glib2, libevas
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
-	# libedbus -> dbus
+	# libedbus -> dbus, efl libraries
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_XORG7
 	depends on !BR2_avr32 # libevas