diff --git a/package/intel-gmmlib/Config.in b/package/intel-gmmlib/Config.in
index b6f93f7416..a3d0d2610b 100644
--- a/package/intel-gmmlib/Config.in
+++ b/package/intel-gmmlib/Config.in
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_INTEL_GMMLIB
 	depends on BR2_x86_64
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	help
 	  The Intel(R) Graphics Memory Management Library provides
 	  device specific and buffer management for the Intel(R)
@@ -11,5 +12,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_INTEL_GMMLIB
 
 	  https://github.com/intel/gmmlib
 
-comment "intel-gmmlib needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library, C++"
-	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS || !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+comment "intel-gmmlib needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library, C++, threads"
+	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS || !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || \
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
diff --git a/package/intel-mediadriver/Config.in b/package/intel-mediadriver/Config.in
index ad56590008..537e4abd2f 100644
--- a/package/intel-mediadriver/Config.in
+++ b/package/intel-mediadriver/Config.in
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_INTEL_MEDIADRIVER
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # mesa3d, libva
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP # intel-gmmlib, mesa3d
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_1 # mesa3d
-	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # libva
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # intel-gmmlib, libva
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL # mesa3d
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_INTEL_GMMLIB
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBPCIACCESS