diff --git a/package/p11-kit/Config.in b/package/p11-kit/Config.in
index 8d0cf3834..c72006f7d 100644
--- a/package/p11-kit/Config.in
+++ b/package/p11-kit/Config.in
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_P11_KIT
 
 	  http://p11-glue.freedesktop.org/p11-kit.html
 
-comment "p11-kit needs a toolchain w/ threads"
+comment "p11-kit needs a toolchain w/ threads, dynamic library"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB