diff --git a/package/netsniff-ng/Config.in b/package/netsniff-ng/Config.in
index bbb4172cd3..9ad3628f14 100644
--- a/package/netsniff-ng/Config.in
+++ b/package/netsniff-ng/Config.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_NETSNIFF_NG
 	bool "netsniff-ng"
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_0
-	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL # pthread_spin_lock
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBURCU_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBPCAP
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBNETFILTER_CONNTRACK
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ comment "mausezahn needs glibc or musl toolchain"
 
 endif
 
-comment "netsniff-ng needs a toolchain w/ threads, headers >= 3.0"
+comment "netsniff-ng needs a toolchain w/ NPTL, headers >= 3.0"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBURCU_ARCH_SUPPORTS
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || \
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL || \
 		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_0