diff --git a/package/minisign/Config.in b/package/minisign/Config.in
index b852903921..a211177925 100644
--- a/package/minisign/Config.in
+++ b/package/minisign/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_MINISIGN
 	bool "minisign"
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSODIUM
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSODIUM_FULL
 	help
@@ -7,3 +8,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_MINISIGN
 	  signatures.
 
 	  https://github.com/jedisct1/minisign
+
+comment "minisign needs a toolchain w/ threads"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS