diff --git a/package/libhttpserver/Config.in b/package/libhttpserver/Config.in
index 03715d0569..dcdf30566d 100644
--- a/package/libhttpserver/Config.in
+++ b/package/libhttpserver/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBHTTPSERVER
 	bool "libhttpserver"
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_5 # C++11 PR59526
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBMICROHTTPD
@@ -11,5 +12,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBHTTPSERVER
 
 	  https://github.com/etr/libhttpserver
 
-comment "libhttpserver needs a toolchain w/ C++, threads"
-	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+comment "libhttpserver needs a toolchain w/ C++, threads, gcc >= 5"
+	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || \
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_5