diff --git a/package/tpm2-tss/Config.in b/package/tpm2-tss/Config.in
index ebf0fd262d..7a757bd70a 100644
--- a/package/tpm2-tss/Config.in
+++ b/package/tpm2-tss/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_TPM2_TSS
 	bool "tpm2-tss"
+	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBURIPARSER
 	help
 	  OSS implementation of the Trusted Computing Group's (TCG) TPM2
@@ -29,3 +30,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_TPM2_TSS
 	    Microsoft software TPM2 simulator.
 
 	  https://github.com/tpm2-software/tpm2-tss
+
+comment "tpm2-tss needs a toolchain w/ C++"
+	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP