diff --git a/package/sg3_utils/Config.in b/package/sg3_utils/Config.in
index f4db4b9b99..4b74eda641 100644
--- a/package/sg3_utils/Config.in
+++ b/package/sg3_utils/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_SG3_UTILS
 	bool "sg3-utils"
+	depends on !BR2_bfin # symbol prefixing problems
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	help
 	  Low level utilities for devices that use a SCSI command set.
@@ -15,4 +16,5 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_SG3_UTILS_PROGS
 endif
 
 comment "sg3-utils needs a toolchain w/ threads"
+	depends on !BR2_bfin
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS