diff --git a/package/libeastl/Config.in b/package/libeastl/Config.in
index 5abea8f810..738b293be4 100644
--- a/package/libeastl/Config.in
+++ b/package/libeastl/Config.in
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBEASTL
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBEASTL_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 # C++14
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	help
 	  EASTL stands for Electronic Arts Standard Template
 	  Library. It is a C++ template library of containers,
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBEASTL
 
 	  https://github.com/electronicarts/EASTL
 
-comment "libeastl needs a toolchain w/ C++, gcc >= 4.9"
+comment "libeastl needs a toolchain w/ C++, threads, gcc >= 4.9"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBEASTL_ARCH_SUPPORTS
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 || !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 || \
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP