diff --git a/package/mender-update-modules/Config.in b/package/mender-update-modules/Config.in
index dac83c47ec..53ffd13dbf 100644
--- a/package/mender-update-modules/Config.in
+++ b/package/mender-update-modules/Config.in
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_MENDER_UPDATE_MODULES_PODMAN
 	bool "podman"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU  # podman
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GO_TARGET_ARCH_SUPPORTS  # podman
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GO_TARGET_CGO_LINKING_SUPPORTS || BR2_PACKAGE_CRUN # podman
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_RUSTC_TARGET_ARCH_SUPPORTS  # podman
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGPG_ERROR_ARCH_SUPPORTS  # podman
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSECCOMP_ARCH_SUPPORTS  # podman
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_MENDER_UPDATE_MODULES_PODMAN
 comment "podman support needs a toolchain w/ headers >= 4.14, threads, wchar"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GO_TARGET_ARCH_SUPPORTS
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GO_TARGET_CGO_LINKING_SUPPORTS || BR2_PACKAGE_CRUN
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_RUSTC_TARGET_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGPG_ERROR_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSECCOMP_ARCH_SUPPORTS
diff --git a/package/podman/Config.in b/package/podman/Config.in
index bbcb15691d..a8c625c5b1 100644
--- a/package/podman/Config.in
+++ b/package/podman/Config.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PODMAN
 	bool "podman"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU  # fork()
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GO_TARGET_ARCH_SUPPORTS  # host-go
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GO_TARGET_CGO_LINKING_SUPPORTS || BR2_PACKAGE_CRUN # runc
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_RUSTC_TARGET_ARCH_SUPPORTS  # netavark
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGPG_ERROR_ARCH_SUPPORTS  # libgpgme
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSECCOMP_ARCH_SUPPORTS  # libseccomp
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ endif
 comment "podman needs a toolchain w/ headers >= 4.14, threads, wchar"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GO_TARGET_ARCH_SUPPORTS
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GO_TARGET_CGO_LINKING_SUPPORTS || BR2_PACKAGE_CRUN
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_RUSTC_TARGET_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGPG_ERROR_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSECCOMP_ARCH_SUPPORTS