diff --git a/package/samba/Config.in b/package/samba/Config.in
index 9d04851741..7ff8428160 100644
--- a/package/samba/Config.in
+++ b/package/samba/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_SAMBA
 	bool "samba"
+	depends on BR2_DEPRECATED_SINCE_2015_05
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
 	depends on !BR2_nios2 # binary too large, relocations don't fit
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_SAMBA
 		so choose only the components you need.
 
 comment "samba needs a toolchain w/ threads"
+	depends on BR2_DEPRECATED_SINCE_2015_05
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS