diff --git a/package/gtest/Config.in b/package/gtest/Config.in
index d8bcf6343f..35fc9fea7b 100644
--- a/package/gtest/Config.in
+++ b/package/gtest/Config.in
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ if BR2_PACKAGE_GTEST
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_GTEST_GMOCK
 	bool "gmock"
+	depends on BR2_HOST_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 # host-gtest
 	help
 	  Inspired by jMock, EasyMock, and Hamcrest, and designed with
 	  C++'s specifics in mind, Google C++ Mocking Framework (or
@@ -47,6 +48,9 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GTEST_GMOCK
 	  libraries required to link/run them. The host package installs
 	  gmock_gen, a Python script used to generate code mocks.
 
+comment "gmock needs host gcc >= 4.9"
+	depends on !BR2_HOST_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9
+
 endif # BR2_PACKAGE_GTEST
 
 comment "gtest needs a toolchain w/ C++, wchar, threads, gcc >= 4.9"