diff --git a/package/libshairplay/Config.in b/package/libshairplay/Config.in
index bcdad3f72..92955ee02 100644
--- a/package/libshairplay/Config.in
+++ b/package/libshairplay/Config.in
@@ -2,11 +2,17 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSHAIRPLAY
 	bool "libshairplay"
 	depends on BR2_INET_IPV6
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # avahi
+	depends on !BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB # avahi
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_AVAHI
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_AVAHI_DAEMON
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_AVAHI_LIBDNSSD_COMPATIBILITY # runtime
 	help
 	  libshairplay is a client library that emulates an airplay
 	  server.
 
 	  https://github.com/juhovh/shairplay
 
-comment "libshairplay needs a toolchain w/ IPv6, threads"
-	depends on !BR2_INET_IPV6 || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+comment "libshairplay needs a toolchain w/ IPv6, threads, dynamic library"
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
+	depends on !BR2_INET_IPV6 || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB