diff --git a/package/cppdb/Config.in b/package/cppdb/Config.in
index f0c48e3726..f79b70bc67 100644
--- a/package/cppdb/Config.in
+++ b/package/cppdb/Config.in
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_CPPDB
 	  http://cppcms.com/sql/cppdb/
 
 comment "cppdb needs a toolchain w/ C++, threads"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_MYSQL_CLIENT || BR2_PACKAGE_SQLITE
 	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS