diff --git a/package/sunxi-tools/Config.in b/package/sunxi-tools/Config.in
index 14f7da5bf2..16550f4e55 100644
--- a/package/sunxi-tools/Config.in
+++ b/package/sunxi-tools/Config.in
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_SUNXI_TOOLS_BOOTINFO
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_SUNXI_TOOLS_FEL
 	bool "sunxi-fel"
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # dtc
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # libusb
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 # libusb
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_DTC
@@ -33,8 +34,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_SUNXI_TOOLS_FEL
 	  fel mode. This allows do download code to memory and execute
 	  it.
 
-comment "sunxi-fel needs a toolchain w/ threads, gcc >= 4.9"
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || \
+comment "sunxi-fel needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library, threads, gcc >= 4.9"
+	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || \
 		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_SUNXI_TOOLS_NAND_PART