diff --git a/package/exiv2/Config.in b/package/exiv2/Config.in
index 7358283a66..acce81c593 100644
--- a/package/exiv2/Config.in
+++ b/package/exiv2/Config.in
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
-comment "exiv2 needs a toolchain w/ C++, wchar, dynamic library, threads"
+comment "exiv2 needs a uClibc or glibc toolchain w/ C++, wchar, dynamic library, threads"
 	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS || !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP \
-		|| !BR2_USE_WCHAR || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+		|| !BR2_USE_WCHAR || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS \
+		|| BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_EXIV2
 	bool "exiv2"
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL # PTHREAD_RECURSIVE_MUTEX_INITIALIZER_NP
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR
 	help
 	  Exiv2 is a C++ library and a command line utility to manage