diff --git a/package/cwiid/Config.in b/package/cwiid/Config.in
index 50c05ebd91..7ee8117355 100644
--- a/package/cwiid/Config.in
+++ b/package/cwiid/Config.in
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_CWIID
 if BR2_PACKAGE_CWIID
 config BR2_PACKAGE_CWIID_WMGUI
 	bool "wmgui"
-	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_4 # libgtk3 -> pango -> harfbuzz
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_4 # libgtk2 -> pango -> harfbuzz
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_8 # libgtk2 -> pango -> harfbuzz
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_XORG7 # libgtk2
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR # libgtk2 -> libglib2
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # libgtk2 -> libglib2