diff --git a/package/collectd/Config.in b/package/collectd/Config.in
index 7037a8b383..3e854ba518 100644
--- a/package/collectd/Config.in
+++ b/package/collectd/Config.in
@@ -605,15 +605,17 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_COLLECTD_GRPC
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_4 || BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_ATOMIC # grpc
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP # grpc -> protobuf
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PROTOBUF_ARCH_SUPPORTS # grpc -> protobuf
-	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_8 # grpc -> protobuf
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 # grpc -> libabseil-cpp
+	depends on BR2_HOST_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 # grpc -> host-libabseil-cpp
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBABSEIL_CPP_ARCH_SUPPORTS # grpc
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_GRPC
 	help
 	  Send/receive values using the gRPC protocol.
 
-comment "grpc needs a toolchain w/ C++, gcc >= 4.8"
+comment "grpc needs a toolchain w/ C++, gcc >= 4.9, host gcc >= 4.9"
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_4 || BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_ATOMIC
-	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_8
+	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 \
+		|| !BR2_HOST_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PROTOBUF_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBABSEIL_CPP_ARCH_SUPPORTS # grpc