diff --git a/package/ply/Config.in b/package/ply/Config.in
index 35c2dc9bfc..16f5f8a267 100644
--- a/package/ply/Config.in
+++ b/package/ply/Config.in
@@ -5,11 +5,18 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PLY_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	default y if BR2_powerpc
 	default y if BR2_x86_64
 
+comment "ply needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PLY_ARCH_SUPPORTS
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_4_14 # BPF_JLT
+	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PLY
 	bool "ply"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PLY_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_4_14 # BPF_JLT
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	help
 	  ply is a light-weight dynamic tracer for Linux. By means of
 	  using the BPF it can attach probes to the linux kernel