diff --git a/package/trace-cmd/Config.in b/package/trace-cmd/Config.in
index 574541c571..2d0accd7ae 100644
--- a/package/trace-cmd/Config.in
+++ b/package/trace-cmd/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_TRACE_CMD
 	bool "trace-cmd"
-	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	# pthread_setaffinity_np
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # dlopen()
 	help
@@ -13,6 +14,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_TRACE_CMD
 
 	  http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/trace-cmd.git
 
-comment "trace-cmd needs a toolchain w/ threads, dynamic library"
+comment "trace-cmd needs a toolchain w/ NPTL, dynamic library"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL || BR2_STATIC_LIBS