diff --git a/arch/Config.in b/arch/Config.in
index e57f4b2baa06..52efe3aabda1 100644
--- a/arch/Config.in
+++ b/arch/Config.in
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ config BR2_BINFMT_ELF
 config BR2_BINFMT_FDPIC
 	bool "FDPIC"
 	depends on BR2_ARCH_HAS_FDPIC_SUPPORT
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_SUPPORTS_FDPIC
 	select BR2_BINFMT_SUPPORTS_SHARED
 	help
 	  ELF FDPIC binaries are based on ELF, but allow the individual
diff --git a/toolchain/Config.in b/toolchain/Config.in
index 6e91ab756cd4..0dd4bb5d9b8e 100644
--- a/toolchain/Config.in
+++ b/toolchain/Config.in
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ choice
 config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT
 	bool "Buildroot toolchain"
 	depends on BR2_ARCH_HAS_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT
+	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_SUPPORTS_FDPIC if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_UCLIBC
 
 config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL
 	bool "External toolchain"
@@ -307,6 +308,9 @@ config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_OPENMP
 config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_SUPPORTS_PIE
 	bool
 
+config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_SUPPORTS_FDPIC
+	bool
+
 config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GLIBC_GCONV_LIBS_COPY
 	bool "Copy gconv libraries"
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC