diff --git a/package/uclibc/Config.in b/package/uclibc/Config.in
index 73ddd5ef5819..4c360809c3ab 100644
--- a/package/uclibc/Config.in
+++ b/package/uclibc/Config.in
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ choice
 
 config BR2_PTHREADS_NATIVE
 	bool "Native POSIX Threading (NPTL)"
-	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU || ((BR2_arm || BR2_armeb) && BR2_BINFMT_FDPIC)
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL