diff --git a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-imx/Config.in b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-imx/Config.in
index 41ef8548c5..bd1f8d41f2 100644
--- a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-imx/Config.in
+++ b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-imx/Config.in
@@ -81,10 +81,14 @@ comment "imxvpu needs the VPU imxvpuapi library"
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_IMX_V4L2VIDEOSRC
 	bool "imxv4l2videosrc"
+	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP # gst1-plugins-bad
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_PLUGINS_BAD
 	help
 	  Elements for V4L2 capture
 
+comment "imxv4l2videosrc needs a toolchain w/ C++"
+	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_IMX_V4L2VIDEOSINK
 	bool "imxv4l2videosink"
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_4_2 # V4L2_COLORSPACE_DEFAULT