diff --git a/package/jose/Config.in b/package/jose/Config.in
index 4a9ed8da65..32e17276b6 100644
--- a/package/jose/Config.in
+++ b/package/jose/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_JOSE
 	bool "jose"
+	depends on BR2_SHARED_LIBS # builds .so
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_JANSSON
@@ -10,5 +11,5 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_JOSE
 
 	  https://github.com/latchset/jose
 
-comment "jose needs a toolchain w/ threads"
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+comment "jose needs a toolchain w/ shared libraries, threads"
+	depends on !BR2_SHARED_LIBS || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS