diff --git a/package/mraa/Config.in b/package/mraa/Config.in
index cdd7b9e8f1..1181965b86 100644
--- a/package/mraa/Config.in
+++ b/package/mraa/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_MRAA
 	bool "mraa"
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on BR2_arm || BR2_i386 || BR2_x86_64
 	help
@@ -10,5 +12,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_MRAA
 
 	  http://iotdk.intel.com/docs/master/mraa
 
-comment "mraa needs a toolchain w/ threads"
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+comment "mraa needs a toolchain w/ C++, threads, dynamic library"
+	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS \
+		|| BR2_STATIC_LIBS