diff --git a/package/python-service-identity/Config.in b/package/python-service-identity/Config.in
index e2200f67a8..c9cbb6cca1 100644
--- a/package/python-service-identity/Config.in
+++ b/package/python-service-identity/Config.in
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_SERVICE_IDENTITY
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PYASN # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PYASN_MODULES # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PYOPENSSL # runtime
+	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP # python-pyopenssl, python-pyasn
 	help
 	  Service identity verification for pyOpenSSL.
 
 	  https://pypi.python.org/pypi/service_identity
+
+comment "python-service-identify needs a toolchain w/ C++"
+	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP