diff --git a/package/picotool/Config.in b/package/picotool/Config.in
index 0046f8ad61..bbbcef405d 100644
--- a/package/picotool/Config.in
+++ b/package/picotool/Config.in
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
-comment "picotool needs a toolchain w/ C++ and gcc >= 4.9"
-	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || !BR2_HOST_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9
+comment "picotool needs a toolchain w/ C++, threads, gcc >= 4.9"
+	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || \
+		BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || \
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PICOTOOL
 	bool "picotool"
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
-	depends on BR2_HOST_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 # libusb
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # libusb
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 # libusb
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUSB
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PICO_SDK
 	help