diff --git a/package/tinycbor/Config.in b/package/tinycbor/Config.in
index 41f0b5fac3..cf176e46fe 100644
--- a/package/tinycbor/Config.in
+++ b/package/tinycbor/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_TINYCBOR
 	bool "tinycbor"
+	# package uses fopencookie(), not available with this toolchain
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_BLACKFIN_UCLINUX
 	help
 	  Concise Binary Object Representation (CBOR) Library