diff --git a/package/znc/Config.in b/package/znc/Config.in
index feca2c42f0..4fc7bbb95b 100644
--- a/package/znc/Config.in
+++ b/package/znc/Config.in
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_ZNC
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_8
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
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-comment "znc needs a toolchain w/ C++, dynamic library, gcc >= 4.8"
+comment "znc needs a toolchain w/ C++, dynamic library, gcc >= 4.8, threads"
 	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || BR2_STATIC_LIBS || \
-		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_8
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_8 || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU