diff --git a/package/spice/Config.in b/package/spice/Config.in
index 2241b55b3d..ca5c562ca1 100644
--- a/package/spice/Config.in
+++ b/package/spice/Config.in
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
-comment "spice server needs a toolchain w/ wchar, threads"
+comment "spice server needs a toolchain w/ wchar, threads, C++"
 	depends on BR2_i386 || BR2_x86_64
-	depends on !BR2_USE_WCHAR || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on !BR2_USE_WCHAR || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || \
+		!BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_SPICE
 	bool "spice server"
 	depends on BR2_i386 || BR2_x86_64
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR # libglib2
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # libglib2
+	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_JPEG
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGLIB2
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL