diff --git a/package/ibm-sw-tpm2/Config.in b/package/ibm-sw-tpm2/Config.in
index dc5630490f..b402ba7150 100644
--- a/package/ibm-sw-tpm2/Config.in
+++ b/package/ibm-sw-tpm2/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_IBM_SW_TPM2
 	bool "ibm-sw-tpm2"
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # ibm-sw-tpm2
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
 	# libressl is not supported
@@ -12,5 +13,5 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_IBM_SW_TPM2
 
 	  https://sourceforge.net/projects/ibmswtpm2/
 
-comment "ibm-sw-tpm2 needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library"
-	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+comment "ibm-sw-tpm2 needs a toolchain w/ threads, dynamic library"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_STATIC_LIBS