diff --git a/package/multimedia/alsa-utils/Config.in b/package/multimedia/alsa-utils/Config.in
index c064762dec..91c95e1d87 100644
--- a/package/multimedia/alsa-utils/Config.in
+++ b/package/multimedia/alsa-utils/Config.in
@@ -35,9 +35,12 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_ALSA_UTILS_AMIXER
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_ALSA_UTILS_APLAY
 	bool "aplay"
-	select BR2_LARGEFILE
+	depends on BR2_LARGEFILE
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_ALSA_UTILS
 
+comment "aplay requires a toolchain with LARGEFILE support"
+	depends on !BR2_LARGEFILE
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_ALSA_UTILS_ARECORD
 	bool "arecord"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_ALSA_UTILS