diff --git a/package/botan/Config.in b/package/botan/Config.in
index c74128bb9d..c61b368801 100644
--- a/package/botan/Config.in
+++ b/package/botan/Config.in
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_BOTAN
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_10 # C++20
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_BOTAN_ARCH_SUPPORTS
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_FILESYSTEM if BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST && BR2_TOOLCHAIN_SUPPORTS_ALWAYS_LOCKFREE_ATOMIC_INTS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_SYSTEM if BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST && BR2_TOOLCHAIN_SUPPORTS_ALWAYS_LOCKFREE_ATOMIC_INTS
 	help
@@ -23,7 +24,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_BOTAN
 
 	  http://botan.randombit.net
 
-comment "botan needs a toolchain w/ C++, gcc >= 10"
+comment "botan needs a toolchain w/ threads, C++, gcc >= 10"
 	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP \
-		|| !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_10
+		|| !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_10 \
+		|| !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_BOTAN_ARCH_SUPPORTS