diff --git a/package/tslib/Config.in b/package/tslib/Config.in
index f1de56c121..a2e1e7ff7a 100644
--- a/package/tslib/Config.in
+++ b/package/tslib/Config.in
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_TSLIB
 	bool "tslib"
-	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # dlopen
 	help
 	  Tslib is a filtering layer for touchscreen panel events.
 
 	  http://tslib.org
-
-comment "tslib needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library"
-	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS
diff --git a/package/tslib/tslib.mk b/package/tslib/tslib.mk
index 87eb5b734f..91ba9db39a 100644
--- a/package/tslib/tslib.mk
+++ b/package/tslib/tslib.mk
@@ -17,4 +17,16 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_6),)
 TSLIB_CONF_OPTS += --disable-tools
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),y)
+TSLIB_CONF_OPTS += \
+	--enable-input=static \
+	--enable-linear=static \
+	--enable-median=static \
+	--enable-pthres=static \
+	--enable-iir=static \
+	--enable-dejitter=static \
+	--enable-debounce=static \
+	--enable-skip=static
+endif
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))