diff --git a/package/gcr/Config.in b/package/gcr/Config.in
index 7c5fdba008..dbc22cf478 100644
--- a/package/gcr/Config.in
+++ b/package/gcr/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_GCR
 	bool "gcr"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGPG_ERROR_ARCH_SUPPORTS # libgcrypt -> libgpg-error
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR # libglib2
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # libglib2
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # libglib2
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GCR
 	  https://developer.gnome.org/gcr/
 
 comment "gcr needs a toolchain w/ wchar, threads, dynamic library"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGPG_ERROR_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on !BR2_USE_WCHAR || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || \
 		BR2_STATIC_LIBS
diff --git a/package/midori/Config.in b/package/midori/Config.in
index f45444a289..6029c0a9df 100644
--- a/package/midori/Config.in
+++ b/package/midori/Config.in
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_MIDORI_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_RUSTC_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_GOBJECT_INTROSPECTION_ARCH_SUPPORTS
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGPG_ERROR_ARCH_SUPPORTS # gcr -> libgcrypt -> libgpg-error
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_WEBKITGTK_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	depends on !BR2_BINFMT_FLAT # webkitgtk -> icu