diff --git a/package/gpsd/Config.in b/package/gpsd/Config.in
index fac8756dd..fa8b8f6b2 100644
--- a/package/gpsd/Config.in
+++ b/package/gpsd/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-comment "gpsd needs a toolchain w/ threads"
+comment "gpsd 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_STATIC_LIBS
 	depends on !BR2_microblaze
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_GPSD
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GPSD
 	# Uses fork()
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	# Always tries to build a shared library
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	# triggers gcc ice
 	depends on !BR2_microblaze
 	help
diff --git a/package/sconeserver/Config.in b/package/sconeserver/Config.in
index c7d602f2f..f16e683bf 100644
--- a/package/sconeserver/Config.in
+++ b/package/sconeserver/Config.in
@@ -64,10 +64,16 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_SCONESERVER_LOCATION
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # gpsd
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # gpsd
 	depends on !BR2_microblaze # gpsd
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # gpsd
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_GPSD
 	help
 	  Location module for Sconeserver
 
+comment "location support needs a toolchain w/ theads, dynamic library"
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_STATIC_LIBRARY
+	depends on !BR2_microblaze
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_SCONESERVER_LETTUCE
 	bool "lettuce"
 	help