diff --git a/package/gnupg2/Config.in b/package/gnupg2/Config.in
index d24eaaee1f..e246fd79e3 100644
--- a/package/gnupg2/Config.in
+++ b/package/gnupg2/Config.in
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+comment "gnupg2 needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library"
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
+	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_GNUPG2
 	bool "gnupg2"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB
@@ -9,6 +13,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GNUPG2
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBPTHSEM_COMPAT
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBICONV if !BR2_ENABLE_LOCALE
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # libassuan
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	help
 	  GnuPG is the GNU project's complete and free implementation
 	  of the OpenPGP standard as defined by RFC4880. GnuPG allows