diff --git a/package/libgeos/Config.in b/package/libgeos/Config.in
index 86a1cddcf3..5e861ab010 100644
--- a/package/libgeos/Config.in
+++ b/package/libgeos/Config.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGEOS
 	bool "libgeos"
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_BINUTILS_BUG_21464
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_BINUTILS_BUG_27597
 	help
@@ -13,7 +14,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGEOS
 
 	  https://trac.osgeo.org/geos
 
-comment "libgeos needs a toolchain w/ C++, wchar, not binutils bug 21464, 27597"
+comment "libgeos needs a toolchain w/ C++, wchar, threads not binutils bug 21464, 27597"
 	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || !BR2_USE_WCHAR || \
+		   !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || \
 		   BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_BINUTILS_BUG_21464 || \
 		   BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_BINUTILS_BUG_27597