diff --git a/system/Config.in b/system/Config.in
index 0b4dc9543ea5..b90e40e415f2 100644
--- a/system/Config.in
+++ b/system/Config.in
@@ -105,12 +105,13 @@ config BR2_INIT_OPENRC
 	bool "OpenRC"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_UCLIBC
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENRC
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_SKELETON_INIT_OPENRC if BR2_ROOTFS_SKELETON_DEFAULT
 
-comment "openrc needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library"
+comment "openrc needs a glibc or musl toolchain w/ dynamic library"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
-	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS && BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_UCLIBC
 
 # In Buildroot, we decided not to support a split-usr when systemd is
 # used as an init system. This is a design decision, not a systemd