diff --git a/package/physfs/Config.in b/package/physfs/Config.in
index dad3ab43ce..c272d8879f 100644
--- a/package/physfs/Config.in
+++ b/package/physfs/Config.in
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PHYSFS
 	bool "physfs"
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	help
 	  PhysicsFS; a portable, flexible file i/o abstraction.
 
 	  http://icculus.org/physfs
 
-comment "physfs needs a toolchain w/ C++"
-	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+comment "physfs needs a toolchain w/ C++, threads"
+	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS