diff --git a/package/gawk/Config.in b/package/gawk/Config.in
index 31b97fada..d0213a7b4 100644
--- a/package/gawk/Config.in
+++ b/package/gawk/Config.in
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GAWK
 
 	  http://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/
 
-comment "gawk needs a toolchain w/ wchar"
+comment "gawk needs a toolchain w/ wchar, dynamic library"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
-	depends on !BR2_USE_WCHAR
+	depends on !BR2_USE_WCHAR || BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB